Mount Dom Dom
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Mount Dom Dom | |
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The summit of Mount Dom Dom viewed from Dom Dom saddle |
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Elevation | 740 metres (2,427 feet) |
Location | Victoria, Australia |
Range | Great Dividing Range |
Coordinates | |
First ascent | Unknown |
Easiest route | Hike up from Dom Dom saddle |
Mount Dom Dom (Victoria, Australia 65 km from Melbourne.
) is a mountain (elevation metres) inMount Dom Dom was the site of a plane crash involving a Cessna 210 aircraft on June 18, 1974 during stormy weather.[1]
An extensive search was conducted by Victoria police, emergency services (including the SES and CFA) and volunteers (including BSAR) on and around Mount Dom Dom over five days for a hiker who went missing on Sunday March 23, 2008.[2]
The summit of Mount Dom Dom is most easily accessed by following the Dom Dom Road (a vehicle track) from Dom Dom saddle then ascending an ill-defined walking track north from the Dom Dom Road to the summit.
[edit] References
- ^ Mt Dom Dom, Vic: Light Aircraft Crash
- ^ Search continues for lost hiker, The Age, March 27, 2008