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Kelly Tree - VIC

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Position

DEG: -36.873081 146.200699

DMS: 36º 52' 23.09" S 146º 12' 2.52" E

UTM: 55 H 5918909mN 428763mE

Altitude: 783.89m

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Archerton VIC 3723

Phone: N/A

Email: N/A

Web: https://www.victoriashighcountry.com.au/listing/stringybark-creek

Information

Ability Access is possible to the Kelly Tree viewing area from the carpark. This is the famous location where the shoot-out between police and the Kelly Gang took place on 26 October, 1878. The Gang surprised the police at their camp and, in the ensuing gun battle, three policeman were killed. A police memorial has been erected here also a historical walk.

Stringybark Creek historical area and the Kelly Tree is located 50 kilometres south from Benalla. See separate listing for campground information.

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TrekNotes Near This Place (2)

Mount Stirling
Vic High Country

Nearby Places (19)

Stringybark Creek Campground 0.09km
Ned Kelly Memorial 0.22km
Police party sign 0.38km
Heller Historic Grave 0.76km
Toombullup School Site Camp Area 3.51km
Archerton 5.95km
Jones Campground 6.21km
Ryan Creek Reference Area 6.23km
Hat Hill 6.8km
Hat Hill Flora And Fauna Reserve 7.41km
Tolmie Rest Area 7.6km
Tolmie Recreation Reserve 7.6km
Tolmie 7.81km
Ford Bridge 8.69km
Mccallsay Reservoir Water Supply Reserve 8.7km
Toombullup 8.85km
Mccall-say Reservoir 9km
Porcupine Hill 9.01km
Wrightley 9.49km

Wildflowers

Weather

Closest Weather Station

Mount Buller at 05/01:30am EST

Distance from Kelly Tree 36.9km SE

Temperature
0.2°C
Feels Like	-8.1°C
Rel. Humidity	49%
Dew Point	-9.2°C
Pressure	hPa
Rainfall	0.0mm
Wind Direction	SSE
Wind Speed	28km/hr 15knots
Gusts	35km/hr 19knots

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
0.2°C	-8.1°C	49%	-9.2°C	hPa	0.0mm	SSE	28km/hr 15knots	35km/hr 19knots

Closest Climatic Station

Edi Upper

Distance from Kelly Tree 27.96km NE


Mean Max. °C
Jan	30.1
Feb	29.5
Mar	26.2
Apr	21.2
May	16.5
Jun	13.1
Jul	11.9
Aug	13.3
Sep	16.2
Oct	19.8
Nov	23.8
Dec	27.0
Mean Min. °C
Jan	14.0
Feb	14.0
Mar	11.2
Apr	8.2
May	5.9
Jun	4.4
Jul	3.5
Aug	3.8
Sep	5.4
Oct	7.1
Nov	9.7
Dec	11.4
Mean Rain mm
Jan	60.3
Feb	64.2
Mar	61.0
Apr	57.4
May	90.9
Jun	116.4
Jul	126.3
Aug	120.7
Sep	103.4
Oct	81.8
Nov	87.5
Dec	74.2

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	30.1	29.5	26.2	21.2	16.5	13.1	11.9	13.3	16.2	19.8	23.8	27.0
Mean Min. °C	14.0	14.0	11.2	8.2	5.9	4.4	3.5	3.8	5.4	7.1	9.7	11.4
Mean Rain mm	60.3	64.2	61.0	57.4	90.9	116.4	126.3	120.7	103.4	81.8	87.5	74.2