Mount Torbreck

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Mount Torbreck

The summit cairn on Mount Torbreck in early winter
Elevation 1,516 m (4,974 ft)
Location
Location Victoria, Australia
Range Great Dividing Range
Coordinates 37°22′S 145°56′E / 37.367°S 145.933°E / -37.367; 145.933
Climbing
First ascent Unknown
Easiest route Hike

Mount Torbreck is a mountain (elevation 1516 metres) in Victoria, Australia 150 km from Melbourne. The mountain was listed as a place that could be declared as an alpine resort in The Alpine Resorts Act 1983, however no resort was ever developed on the site and it was recommended to be changed to a natural and scenic features reserve in 1994.[1]

Mount Torbreck was the site of a plane crash involving an RAAF Avro Anson in 1940 [2]

Mount Torbreck viewed from Maroondah Highway

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Coordinates: 37°22′S 145°56′E / 37.367°S 145.933°E / -37.367; 145.933


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