词条 | Mount Dandenong (Victoria) |
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| name = Mount Dandenong | other_name = Corhanwarrabul[1] | photo = Mt Dandenong from Mooroolbark.jpg | photo_size = | photo_alt = | photo_caption = Mount Dandenong, as viewed from Mooroolbark | elevation = {{convert|633|m}} {{AHD}} | elevation_ref = | prominence_m = | prominence_ref = | listing = | range = Dandenong Ranges, Great Dividing Range | parent_peak = | location = , Victoria, Australia | map = Australia Victoria | map_alt = | map_caption = Location in Victoria | map_relief = yes | map_size = 275 | label = | label_position = right | coordinates = {{coord|37|49|36|S|145|21|17|E|type:mountain_region:AU-VIC_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | range_coordinates = | coordinates_ref = [2] | topo = | type = | age = | first_ascent = | easiest_route = | child = | embedded = }} Mount Dandenong (Aboriginal Woiwurrung language: Corhanwarrabul[1]) is a mountain that is part of the Dandenong Ranges of the Great Dividing Range, located in the Central District of Victoria, Australia. The mountain has an elevation of {{convert|633|m}} AHD and is located approximately {{convert|45|km}} east of Melbourne. FeaturesAt Mount Dandenong are parks, forests, an arboretum, numerous lookout and many restaurants. LookoutClose to the summit of the mountain sits the SkyHigh Mount Dandenong restaurant, gardens and maze, re-opened in 2005. On a clear day it is possible to see across the metropolitan area to the You Yangs and Mount Macedon, putting the Melbourne Central Business District and Port Phillip Bay into a broader geographical context. The summitThe peak of the mountain, at 633 m above sea level, is also the site of the television and FM radio signal towers for the greater Melbourne area, which range in height from 72 m to 180 m. These towers are visible from quite a distance and distinguish Mount Dandenong from others in the Dandenong Ranges. Tourist roadMount Dandenong Tourist Road, the main road going through Mount Dandenong, is host to many local shops. These include cafes, restaurants and eateries, pubs, day spas, wine and fine food purveyors, a nursery and many shops selling local crafts.[3] William Ricketts Sanctuary{{main|William Ricketts}}The William Ricketts Sanctuary is situated on the east face of Mount Dandenong. It has over 93 ceramic sculptures woven into the eucalyptus forest. See also{{stack|{{portal|Victoria|Mountains}}}}
References1. ^1 Info sourced from Knox Historical Society - on place names in the area {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317155105/http://www.rlcnews.org.au/stories/european_settlement/name_origins_of_places_in_rowville_and_lysterfield.php |date=17 March 2012 }} {{Victorian mountains |state=autocollapse}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Dandenong}}2. ^{{Gazetteer of Australia |name=Mount Dandenong |feature=VIC20136 }} 3. ^http://www.about-australia.com/travel-guides/victoria/yarra-valley-dandenongs/attractions/in/mount-dandenong/ 1 : Mountains of Victoria (Australia) |
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