Mount Baw Baw

Mount Baw Baw
The view south across Gippsland from Mount Baw Baw
Highest point
Elevation1,567 metres (5,141 ft) AHD
Coordinates37°50′22″S 146°16′33″E / 37.83944°S 146.27583°E / -37.83944; 146.27583
Geography
Mount Baw Baw is located in Baw Baw Shire
Mount Baw Baw
Mount Baw Baw
Location near Shire of Baw Baw
LocationVictoria, Australia
Parent rangeBaw Baw Plateau, Great Dividing Range
Climbing
Easiest routeHike/ski

Mount Baw Baw (/ˈbɔː ˈbɔː/) is a mountain summit on the Baw-Baw Plateau of the Great Dividing Range, located in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. The name is from the Yarra-Yallou, Gunna-Kurnai people of Gippsland. It is of uncertain meaning,[1] but possibly signifies, echo, or ghost.[2][3]

The Mount Baw Baw Alpine Resort is an unincorporated area, that includes the Mt Baw Baw summit, which is under the direct administration of the government of Victoria, and is surrounded by the Baw Baw National Park, in the Shire of Baw Baw.

  1. ^ Clark, Ian D. (2002). Dictionary of Aboriginal placenames of Victoria. Heydon, Toby, 1972-, Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages. Melbourne: Victorian Aboriginal Corp. for Languages. ISBN 0-9579360-2-8. OCLC 54913331.
  2. ^ Mt Baw Baw Resort. "Mt Baw Baw History". mountbawbaw.com.au. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  3. ^ Government of Victoria (12 August 2011), "Mount Baw Baw: Historical information: 2218", Vicnames, archived from the original on 9 August 2014