The Horn (Mount Buffalo)
Encyclopedia
The Horn is the most prominent peak on the Mount Buffalo
plateau in Victoria
, Australia
. The Horn has an elevation of 1723 metres (5,653 ft) AHD
.
Found on the west side of the Victorian Alps (part of the Australian Alps
and the Great Dividing Range
), the top of the mountain has striking granite boulders and rock formations and from the north the mountain is quite remarkable.
A walking track leads to the top of The Horn where visitors can enjoy a 360 degree view.
that cluster in rock crevices, and also to meet and hold ceremonies.
The Mount Buffalo plateau was named in 1824 by the explorers, Hume and Hovell
, because of its supposed resemblance to a buffalo.
Mount Buffalo National Park
Mount Buffalo is a mountain plateau in Victoria , 200 km northeast of Melbourne. It is one of the oldest parks in the Australian Alps, being first established in 1898 when 1165 ha was reserved around Eurobin Falls...
plateau in Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The Horn has an elevation of 1723 metres (5,653 ft) AHD
Australian Height Datum
The Australian Height Datum is a geodetic datum for altitude measurement in Australia. According to Geoscience Australia, "In 1971 the mean sea level for 1966-1968 was assigned the value of zero on the Australian Height Datum at thirty tide gauges around the coast of the Australian continent...
.
Found on the west side of the Victorian Alps (part of the Australian Alps
Australian Alps
The Australian Alps are the highest mountain ranges of mainland Australia. They are located in southeastern Australia and straddle the Australian Capital Territory, south-eastern New South Wales and eastern Victoria...
and the Great Dividing Range
Great Dividing Range
The Great Dividing Range, or the Eastern Highlands, is Australia's most substantial mountain range and the third longest in the world. The range stretches more than 3,500 km from Dauan Island off the northeastern tip of Queensland, running the entire length of the eastern coastline through...
), the top of the mountain has striking granite boulders and rock formations and from the north the mountain is quite remarkable.
A walking track leads to the top of The Horn where visitors can enjoy a 360 degree view.
History
Aboriginal people made summer ascents to Mount Buffalo to gather and feast on the protein-rich Bogong MothBogong moth
The Bogong moth is a temperate species of night-flying moth notable for appearing in large numbers around major public buildings in Canberra, the capital city of Australia, during spring as it migrates to the High Plains. The moth's name 'Bogong' is the same as the mountain ranges on the High...
that cluster in rock crevices, and also to meet and hold ceremonies.
The Mount Buffalo plateau was named in 1824 by the explorers, Hume and Hovell
Hume and Hovell expedition
The Hume and Hovell expedition was one of the most important journeys of explorations undertaken in eastern Australia. In 1824 the Governor of New South Wales, Sir Thomas Brisbane, commissioned Hamilton Hume and former Royal Navy Captain William Hovell to lead an expedition to find new grazing land...
, because of its supposed resemblance to a buffalo.