Mount Beauty, Victoria

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Mount Beauty
Victoria

Mount Beauty

Population:

873 (2006)^[1]

Postcode:

3699

Elevation:

365.8 m (1,200 ft)

Location:

346 km (215 mi) from Melbourne
133 km (83 mi) from Wangaratta
32 km (20 mi) from Bright

LGA:

Alpine Shire

State District:

Benalla

Federal Division:

Division of Indi

Mean Max Temp	Mean Min Temp	Rainfall
20.1 °C ^{68 °F}	7.3 °C ^{45 °F}	1,264.5 mm ^{49.8 in}

Mount Beauty is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is in the Alpine Shire local government area.

The town was originally established by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria to house construction workers from the Kiewa Hydroelectric Scheme in 1949,^[2] passing to the control of the local shire council in 1967 after construction was completed.^[3]

A hang gliding competition, the Bogong Cup, is held in January each year.

Mount Beauty is a launching point for trips to the ski resort, Falls Creek and to the Bogong High Plains. To this end there are several ski hire shops, several eateries and a bus company doing daily trips to and from the end of the road at Falls Creek.

This town also has great views to the mountains, such as Mount Bogong and the peaks that are of interest to so many tourists coming through the town.