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Hanging Rock - VIC

Hanging Rock

Mountain,Peak,Hill,Rocks

Position

DEG: -37.3297 144.59365

DMS: 37º 19' 46.92" S 144º 35' 37.12" E

UTM: 55 H 5865836mN 286804mE

Altitude: 683.08m

Place Type

Geography - Mountain,Peak,Hill,Rocks

Location

62.89kms NorthWest of Melbourne - Driving 75.4 km (57 mins)
467.1kms SouthWest of Canberra - Driving 629 km (6 hours 19 mins)
601.66kms SouthEast of Adelaide - Driving 704 km (7 hours 38 mins)

Address & Contact

Woodend Racecourse
Victoria 3442

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Information

Hanging Rock is said to be the best example of a volcanic plug in the world. It consists mainly of soda trachyte rock, which apart from the Woodend District is found only in Norway and Sweden. Since it's formation, it has been exposed to weathering and erosion resulting in the unusual rock formation.
It was made infamous by Joan Lindsay's novel "Picnic at Hanging Rock"
Hanging rock is found 80km north of Melbourne.

PlaceID	52692

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Kilmore Gap at 14/06:30pm EST

Distance from Hanging Rock 33.32km E

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
12.9°C	4.9°C	61%	5.6°C	1017.5hPa	0.2mm	N	37km/hr 20knots	52km/hr 28knots

Closest Climatic Station

Wallan (Kilmore Gap)

Distance from Hanging Rock 33.32km E

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	24.7	24.4	21.0	16.9	12.7	9.8	9.0	10.5	13.1	15.8	19.5	21.7
Mean Min. °C	12.2	12.7	10.8	8.7	6.8	4.8	4.0	4.2	5.5	6.7	9.0	10.0
Mean Rain mm	48.2	55.4	46.7	54.3	57.4	66.7	61.0	63.1	57.5	49.4	72.9	46.8