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Mount McKay - VIC

Summit tower

Road from Falls Ck

Seat #73 with views to west

Mt Mckay

Mountain,Peak,Hill,Rocks

Position

DEG: -36.874722 147.243103

DMS: 36º 52' 29" S 147º 14' 35.17" E

UTM: 55 H 5918997mN 521666mE

Altitude: 1828.12m

Address & Contact

Falls Creek VIC 3862

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Information

With an altitude of 1842 m this is the highest driveable spot in Australia open to the public, with panoramic views of the Vic high country. At Charlotte Pass In NSW the road only reaches 1830 m before a locked gate is reached.

PlaceID	80783

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Vic High Country

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Falls Creek at 22/02:30pm EDT

Distance from Mount McKay 2.91km E

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
15.0°C	11.6°C	68%	9.1°C	1002.8hPa	0.0mm	NNW	17km/hr 9knots	37km/hr 20knots

Closest Climatic Station

Falls Creek

Distance from Mount McKay 2.91km E

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	17.7	17.2	14.1	9.7	6.1	2.7	1.1	2.0	4.7	8.9	12.5	15.0
Mean Min. °C	8.6	8.5	6.1	3.0	0.6	-1.6	-3.0	-2.6	-0.9	1.4	4.3	6.1
Mean Rain mm	104.8	102.4	102.0	79.7	89.5	140.3	78.3	86.3	128.2	116.4	133.7	106.2