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Mount Skene - VIC

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Start of 200m walk to summit

Alpine wildflowers Jan 2012

Mt Skene 2010

Mt Skene

Mount Skene

Mountain,Peak,Hill,Rocks

Position

DEG: -37.425468 146.384476

DMS: 37º 25' 31.69" S 146º 23' 4.11" E

UTM: 55 H 5857750mN 445539mE

Altitude: 1566.9m

Place Type

Geography - Mountain,Peak,Hill,Rocks

Location

132.66kms East of Melbourne - Driving 286 km (5 hours 3 mins)
343.21kms SouthWest of Canberra - Driving 597 km (7 hours 42 mins)
611.35kms North of Hobart - Driving 1019 km (1 day 5 hours)

Address & Contact

Woods Point VIC 3723

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Email: N/A

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Information

The Jamison to Licola Rd crosses Mt Skene with the road reaching 1558 m altitude. A winter road closure is in force but tourists can access the mtn by permit. Details from 4 Wheel Drive Victoria website. Winter snowfalls occur so this will allow your 4WD to test the elements.

PlaceID	14539

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TrekNotes Near This Place (1)

High Country - Woods Point to Porepunkah

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Mount Buller at 02/03:00am EST

Distance from Mount Skene 31.54km N

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
2.1°C	-4.0°C	71%	-2.6°C	hPa	0.0mm	NW	20km/hr 11knots	26km/hr 14knots

Closest Climatic Station

Mount Buller

Distance from Mount Skene 31.54km N

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	17.3	17.1	14.1	9.9	6.3	3.2	1.4	2.1	4.8	8.4	12.4	14.4
Mean Min. °C	8.8	8.9	6.6	3.6	1.1	-1.2	-2.7	-2.4	-0.8	1.2	4.8	6.0
Mean Rain mm	72.7	78.6	79.5	103.8	131.0	147.1	163.5	150.4	149.4	142.8	127.5	95.5