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Hanging Rock - VIC

Mountain,Peak,Hill,Rocks

Position

DEG: -37.023 148.317

DMS: 37º 01' 22.8" S 148º 19' 1.2" E

UTM: 55 H 5901765mN 617149mE

Altitude: 819.3m

Place Type

Geography - Mountain,Peak,Hill,Rocks

Location

207.33kms South of Canberra - Driving 281 km (4 hours 32 mins)
309.55kms East of Melbourne - Driving 423 km (5 hours 30 mins)
656.09kms North of Hobart - Driving 1155 km (1 day 5 hours)

Address & Contact

3885

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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	75846

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Gelantipy at 02/08:00am EST

Distance from Hanging Rock 22.42km S

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
4.7°C	0.9°C	96%	4.1°C	1033.2hPa	0.4mm	NNE	13km/hr 7knots	19km/hr 10knots

Closest Climatic Station

Gelantipy

Distance from Hanging Rock 22.42km S

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	24.0	23.0	20.0	16.4	12.8	10.1	9.5	11.2	13.8	16.2	19.1	21.1
Mean Min. °C	11.6	11.5	9.4	6.9	4.8	3.2	2.1	2.8	4.3	5.8	8.0	9.3
Mean Rain mm	59.3	74.6	62.9	53.0	48.9	69.3	58.9	53.8	55.4	73.2	99.5	65.0