Mount Buller (Victoria)

The British explorer and surveyor Major Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchell named the mountain after an acquaintance in the Colonial Office, Charles Buller.{{cite web |title=Mount Buller |url=https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/mount-buller |website=Victorian Places |access-date=18 September 2024}} The local Indigenous Taungurong name for the mountain is Warrinebut.{{cite book |last1=Robinson |first1=George Augustus |last2=Clark |first2=Ian |title=The Travels of George Augustus Robinson, Chief Protector, Port Phillip Aboriginal Protectorate |date=2014 |publisher=CreateSpace |isbn=9781499662078}}

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The summit of Buller can be approached by vehicle via the village coupled with a short {{convert|500|m|ft|-2}} walk. It is also possible to climb the peak from Delatite River level along the Klingsporn walking track. The Klingsporn track was originally a bridle trail used by stockmen taking their cattle up to high ground during the summer months.

The walk begins at Merimbah and is a {{convert|8|km}} walk on a well defined track. Mclaughlin Spur offers good views to the summit fire tower and the rocky outcrops that must be traversed. At the summit there is a stone distance dial and a fire tower that is staffed during the summer months.

Under the Köppen climate classification scheme, Mount Buller has a very cold Oceanic / Subpolar oceanic climate (Cfb / Cfc) under the {{convert|-3|C}} isotherm, or a Humid continental / Subarctic climate (Dfb / Dfc) under the {{convert|0|C}} isotherm, with cool summers and cold, very snowy winters. On average, Mount Buller receives 67.6 snowy days annually, the greatest figure for any mainland Australian site.[http://www.australianweathernews.com/snow/Snow%20days%20descending.htm Annual snow days sorted in descending order of average occurrence] by australianweathernews.com

Due to its far south-western location in the alpine region, Mount Buller is more susceptible to cold airmasses which allow it to record some of the lowest maximum temperatures and daytime readings in the country, despite being considerably lower in elevation than other mountain sites to the north-east. On 5 September 1995, a maximum temperature of just {{convert|-6.2|C|}} was registered at Mount Buller; the same day at Thredbo Top Station saw a maximum of {{convert|-6.0|C|}}, some {{convert|250|metres|}} higher than Buller. On 3 February 2023, at the height of summer, Mount Buller reached a top of just {{convert|0.9|C}}.{{Cite web |title=Mt Buller Daily Summaries |url=https://www.weatherzone.com.au/station/SITE/83024/daily-summaries |access-date=2023-02-04 |website=www.weatherzone.com.au |language=en}}

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|location = Mount Buller (1985–2022, rainfall to 1948); 1,707 m AMSL; 37.15° S, 146.44° E

|metric first = Yes

|single line = Yes

|unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm

|Jan record high C = 30.3

|Feb record high C = 30.7

|Mar record high C = 26.0

|Apr record high C = 21.6

|May record high C = 16.5

|Jun record high C = 12.7

|Jul record high C = 15.3

|Aug record high C = 10.8

|Sep record high C = 16.7

|Oct record high C = 21.6

|Nov record high C = 26.1

|Dec record high C = 27.7

|year record high C =

|Jan high C = 17.6

|Feb high C = 17.1

|Mar high C = 14.2

|Apr high C = 9.9

|May high C = 6.1

|Jun high C = 3.2

|Jul high C = 1.4

|Aug high C = 2.0

|Sep high C = 4.9

|Oct high C = 8.7

|Nov high C = 12.3

|Dec high C = 14.7

|year high C =

|Jan mean C = 13.4

|Feb mean C = 13.0

|Mar mean C = 10.5

|Apr mean C = 6.8

|May mean C = 3.6

|Jun mean C = 1.0

|Jul mean C = -0.6

|Aug mean C = -0.3

|Sep mean C = 2.1

|Oct mean C = 5.1

|Nov mean C = 8.5

|Dec mean C = 10.6

|year mean C =

|Jan low C = 9.1

|Feb low C = 8.8

|Mar low C = 6.7

|Apr low C = 3.7

|May low C = 1.0

|Jun low C = -1.3

|Jul low C = -2.6

|Aug low C = -2.5

|Sep low C = -0.7

|Oct low C = 1.5

|Nov low C = 4.6

|Dec low C = 6.4

|year low C =

|Jan record low C = -3.5

|Feb record low C = -2.6

|Mar record low C = -4.5

|Apr record low C = -6.9

|May record low C = -6.9

|Jun record low C = -9.1

|Jul record low C = -10.2

|Aug record low C = -8.7

|Sep record low C = -8.4

|Oct record low C = -7.6

|Nov record low C = -5.8

|Dec record low C = -5.1

|year record low C =

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 79.7

|Feb precipitation mm = 73.2

|Mar precipitation mm = 81.6

|Apr precipitation mm = 111.2

|May precipitation mm = 141.4

|Jun precipitation mm = 155.6

|Jul precipitation mm = 165.8

|Aug precipitation mm = 161.7

|Sep precipitation mm = 144.0

|Oct precipitation mm = 145.0

|Nov precipitation mm = 126.8

|Dec precipitation mm = 100.1

|year precipitation mm =

|Jan precipitation days = 7.7

|Feb precipitation days = 6.9

|Mar precipitation days = 8.4

|Apr precipitation days = 10.5

|May precipitation days = 13.7

|Jun precipitation days = 14.9

|Jul precipitation days = 17.0

|Aug precipitation days = 17.2

|Sep precipitation days = 14.4

|Oct precipitation days = 14.2

|Nov precipitation days = 11.5

|Dec precipitation days = 9.4

|year precipitation days =

|humidity colour=

|Jan afthumidity = 66

|Feb afthumidity = 66

|Mar afthumidity = 69

|Apr afthumidity = 79

|May afthumidity = 85

|Jun afthumidity = 89

|Jul afthumidity = 90

|Aug afthumidity = 91

|Sep afthumidity = 87

|Oct afthumidity = 78

|Nov afthumidity = 71

|Dec afthumidity = 68

|year afthumidity =

| Jan dew point C =8.1

| Feb dew point C =8.0

| Mar dew point C =6.4

| Apr dew point C =4.3

| May dew point C =1.8

| Jun dew point C =-0.2

| Jul dew point C =-1.3

| Aug dew point C =-0.4

| Sep dew point C =1.3

| Oct dew point C =2.6

| Nov dew point C =4.6

| Dec dew point C =6.2

|source 1 = (dew point at 3 P.M.){{cite web

| url = http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_083024.shtml | title = Climate statistics for Mount Buller | access-date = 24 June 2014 | publisher = Australian Bureau of Meteorology}}

|date=June 2014

}}

The Mount Buller Alpine Resort is a popular destination in winter for skiers and snowboarders of all abilities who wish to attend for the day. With it only being a 3 hour drive, it is the nearest major downhill ski resort to Melbourne. In the warmer months, it provides a base for day visitors and hikers in the Victorian Alps.

File:Mount Buller aerial.jpg|Aerial photo of Mount Buller.

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• {{Commons category-inline|Mount Buller}}
• {{cite web|title=Mount Buller, Skiing Snowboarding and Snow Holidays|work=MtBuller|url=http://www.mt-buller-australia.com/|accessdate=2010-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100304202836/http://www.mt-buller-australia.com/|archive-date=4 March 2010|url-status=dead}}
• {{cite web |title=Be on the top of the world|work=Mount Buller Official Website|url= http://www.mtbuller.com.au|accessdate=2010-03-03}}

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Category:Mountains of Victoria (state)

Category:Victorian Alps

Category:Unincorporated areas of Victoria (state)