The Horn (Mount Buffalo)

The Horn
Mount Buffalo
Elevation 1,723 m (5,653 ft) AHD
Location
The Horn
Victoria, Australia
Range Australian Alps / Great Dividing Range

The Horn is the most prominent peak on the Mount Buffalo plateau in Victoria, Australia. The Horn has an elevation of 1,723 metres (5,653 ft) AHD.

Found on the west side of the Victorian Alps (part of the Australian Alps and the Great Dividing Range), the top of the mountain has striking granite boulders and rock formations and from the north the mountain is quite remarkable.

A walking track leads to the top of The Horn where visitors can enjoy a 360 degree view.

History

Aboriginal people made summer ascents to Mount Buffalo to gather and feast on the protein-rich Bogong Moth that cluster in rock crevices, and also to meet and hold ceremonies.

The Mount Buffalo plateau was named in 1824 by the explorers, Hume and Hovell, because of its supposed resemblance to a buffalo.

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