Mount Feathertop

Mount Feathertop
Mount Feathertop as seen from the summit track.
Highest point
Elevation	1,922 m (6,306 ft) (AHD)[1]
Prominence	562 m (1,844 ft) (AHD)[1]
Coordinates	36°53′39″S 147°8′18″E / 36.89417°S 147.13833°E / -36.89417; 147.13833[2]
Geography
Mount Feathertop Location in Victoria
Location	Alpine National Park, Victoria, Australia
Parent range	Victorian Alps, Great Dividing Range
Climbing
First ascent	1853: von Mueller (European)
Easiest route	Hike / ski: North Razorback track

Mount Feathertop is the second-highest mountain in the Australian state of Victoria and is part of the Australian Alps and is located within the Alpine National Park. It rises to 1,922 metres (6,306 ft) and is usually covered in snow from June to September. Unlike most mountains in the Australian Alps, Mount Feathertop has steep summit slopes instead of a rounded summit dome. Snow remaining in the summit gullies until late spring gives the appearance of feathers, hence the name.

Mount Feathertop's proximity to the Mount Hotham ski resort has led to it becoming a popular backcountry skiing destination. A large and highly dangerous snow cornice usually forms along the summit ridge in winter and early spring, the collapse of which has claimed the lives of a number of people who have (sometimes unwittingly) stood on it or too close to it. It is also known for its often dangerously icy slopes on which skiers and walkers have lost their footing with fatal results.