Mount Alexander

Mount Alexander
(Lanjanuc)
View from near Harcourt
Highest point
Elevation744 metres (2,441 ft) AHD
Prominence350 m (1,150 ft)
Coordinates36°59′49″S 144°18′18″E / 36.99694°S 144.30500°E / -36.99694; 144.30500
Geography
Mount Alexander (Lanjanuc) is located in Victoria
Mount Alexander (Lanjanuc)
Mount Alexander
(Lanjanuc)
Victoria, Australia
Climbing
First ascentThomas Mitchell (first European)

Mount Alexander is a mountain located approximately 125 km north-west of Melbourne, near the town of Harcourt. It rises 350 metres above the surrounding area[1] to a level of 744 metres above sea level.[2] Being a prominent local landmark, the mountain has its name associated with the surrounding district once known as the Mount Alexander goldfields, and presently defined as the Shire of Mount Alexander, centred on Castlemaine. Most of the mountain is included within the boundaries of the Mount Alexander Regional Park managed by Parks Victoria. The Djadjawurrung name for the mountain is Lanjanuc.

  1. ^ "Mount Alexander Regional Park" (PDF). Parks Victoria. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Map of Mount Alexander, VIC". Bonzle.com.