Mount Buggery is a mountain located in the Alpine Shire within the Alpine National Park in the alpine region of Victoria, Australia. The mountain is located on the end of a ridgeline known as the Crosscut Saw between Mount Speculation and Mount Howitt, both located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the south of Mount Buggery.[1][3]
| Mount Buggery | |
|---|---|
 Mount Buggery and Crosscut Saw from Mount Speculation | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,583–1,598 m (5,194–5,243 ft) AHD[1][2] |
| Coordinates | 37°08′35″S 146°38′27″E / 37.14306°S 146.64083°E[3][4] |
| Geography | |
| Parent range | Great Dividing Range |
The summit of Mount Buggery rises in the range of 1,583–1,598 metres (5,194–5,243 ft) above sea level.[1][2]
Etymology
editThere is circumstantial evidence that the mountain was named by a member of the Melbourne Walking Club who, during 1934, hiked along the Buckland–Buffalo watershed to Mount Selwyn, and then on to the Barry Mountains to Mount Speculation, followed the Crosscut Saw to Mount Howitt, and finished at Merrijig via the Howqua River. Other members of the hiking party and within the Melbourne Walking Club started using the name, and it eventually appeared on maps; official acceptance followed.[5]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Mount Buggery". Mapcarta. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ a b "Map of Mount Buggery, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ a b "Mount Buggery". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
- ^ "Mount Buggery: 11818". Vicnames. Victorian Government. Archived from the original on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ Budge, Alan (1992). "No end to walking". The Melbourne Walker (extract). Retrieved 11 July 2014.
Further reading
edit- Whittaker, Mark; Willesee, Amy. The Road to Mount Buggery: A Journey through the Curiously Named Places of Australia. ISBN 0-7329-1111-7.
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