| Mount Elizabeth | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 941 metres (3,087 ft) AHD [1] |
| Coordinates | 37°29′5″S 147°55′13″E / 37.48472°S 147.92028°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Victoria, Australia |
| Parent range | Great Dividing Range |
Mount Elizabeth is a mountain to the east of Tambo Crossing in East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. It lies within the Mount Elizabeth Nature Conservation Reserve managed by Parks Victoria. [1] [2] The reserve, which covers 5,234 hectares (12,934 acres), was established in 1984. [3] The reserve is the only known location where the endangered plant species leafy nematolepis ( Nematolepis frondosa) occurs. [4] Other rare or vulnerable plant species found in the reserve include Tullach Ard grevillea ( Grevillea polychroma), outcrop guinea-flower ( Hibbertia hermanniifolia subsp. recondita), Mount Elizabeth hovea ( Hovea magnibractea), monkey mint-bush ( Prostanthera walteri) and leafless pink-bells ( Tetratheca subaphylla). [5] [6] [7] Fauna species of note include the lace monitor, yellow-tailed black cockatoo and gang-gang cockatoo. [8]
A sawmill was established by the Collins Brothers which was reported to be at full capacity in 1937. The harvested timbers included messmate ( Eucalyptus obliqua) and ash. Previously an access road had been created and a sawmill established on the river by the Gippsland Timber Company, however its output was minimal. [9]
Named peaks
- Mount Elizabeth No. 1 37°29′5″S 147°55′13″E / 37.48472°S 147.92028°E [2]
- Mount Elizabeth No. 2 37°29′21″S 147°55′51″E / 37.48917°S 147.93083°E [10]
See also
References
- ^ a b "VicRoads country street directory of Victoria (Map 66)". Vicroads Country Street Directory of Victoria (3 ed.). Noble Park, Victoria: Royal Automobile Club of Victoria. ISSN 1329-5284.
- ^ a b "Mount Elizabeth No. 1". Place Name Search. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ "Mount Elizabeth Nature Conservation Reserve". Parks Victoria. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ Carter, Oberon; Walsh, Neville. "National Recovery Plan for the Leafy Nematolepis Nematolepis frondosa" (PDF). Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ "Forest management plan for Gippsland" (PDF). Department of Sustainability and Environment. June 2004. p. 179. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ "Grevillea brevifolia var. polychroma ". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
- ^ "Occurrence Details: NSW NSW 538135 Hibbertia hermanniifolia DC.". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ "Forest management plan for Gippsland" (PDF). Department of Sustainability and Environment. June 2004. p. 182. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ "Development of timber industry". Gippsland Times (Vic. : 1861 - 1954). Vic.: National Library of Australia. 29 April 1937. p. 4. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ^ "Mount Elizabeth No. 2". Place Name Search. Retrieved 29 December 2013.