Mount Buller, Victoria
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Mount Buller is primarily a
Mount Buller village
The area between Mount Buller and Mount Stirling is the primary catchment for the Delatite River.
Sports and recreation
Mountain biking
Mount Buller is home to a growing number of first class Cross Country and Downhill mountain bike tracks. Between 2009 and 2012 many trails have been added, modified and upgraded by WORLD TRAIL. The chairlift for the downhill tracks is only open during the summer from Boxing Day until the end of January, although trailer shuttles also run until the end of February. Mt Buller is working towards developing the mountain as a world class mountain bike venue in line with what has been achieved at Whistler (Canada) and Queenstown (New Zealand). Retail outlets exist in the mountain village to enable casual riders to hire pushbikes, and for bike owners to access service should the need arise. The Victorian Downhill State Series holds a race each year at Mt Buller, as does the MTBA National Series.
The
Road cycling
Mount Buller is also a popular destination for road cyclists,[6] due to the challenging climb from the tollbooth in Mirimbah to the Mount Buller Village. The climb is 15.3 kilometres (9.5 mi) long and has an average gradient of 6.2%.[7] The final kilometre before the Village is the steepest part of the climb with several short sections of gradient 10%+.
Skiing, snowboarding, and hiking
Comprising 300 hectares (740 acres), the Mount Buller Alpine Resort is a year-round facility with peak operation during winter months for alpine sports. In the summer months, the area is a popular location for alpine hiking.
Geography
Climate
Mount Buller has a
On February 3 2023, Mount Buller reached a top of just 0.9 °C (33.6 °F).[9]
Climate data for Mount Buller (1985–2022, rainfall to 1948); 1,707 m AMSL; 37.15° S, 146.44° E | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 30.3 (86.5) |
30.7 (87.3) |
26.0 (78.8) |
21.6 (70.9) |
16.5 (61.7) |
12.7 (54.9) |
15.3 (59.5) |
10.8 (51.4) |
16.7 (62.1) |
21.6 (70.9) |
26.1 (79.0) |
27.7 (81.9) |
30.7 (87.3) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.6 (63.7) |
17.1 (62.8) |
14.2 (57.6) |
9.9 (49.8) |
6.1 (43.0) |
3.2 (37.8) |
1.4 (34.5) |
2.0 (35.6) |
4.9 (40.8) |
8.7 (47.7) |
12.3 (54.1) |
14.7 (58.5) |
9.3 (48.8) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.1 (48.4) |
8.8 (47.8) |
6.7 (44.1) |
3.7 (38.7) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
1.5 (34.7) |
4.6 (40.3) |
6.4 (43.5) |
2.9 (37.2) |
Record low °C (°F) | −3.5 (25.7) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 79.7 (3.14) |
73.2 (2.88) |
81.6 (3.21) |
111.2 (4.38) |
141.4 (5.57) |
155.6 (6.13) |
165.8 (6.53) |
161.7 (6.37) |
144.0 (5.67) |
145.0 (5.71) |
126.8 (4.99) |
100.1 (3.94) |
1,486.1 (58.52) |
Average precipitation days | 7.7 | 6.9 | 8.4 | 10.5 | 13.7 | 14.9 | 17.0 | 17.2 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 11.5 | 9.4 | 145.8 |
Average afternoon relative humidity (%)
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66 | 66 | 69 | 79 | 85 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 87 | 78 | 71 | 68 | 78 |
Source: [10] |
References
- ^ a b "2016 Census QuickStats Mount Buller". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ https://www.mtbuller.com.au/Winter/resort-info/the-village
- ^ Place names search, Geoscience Australia Archived 10 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Ride Centers | IMBA".
- ^ "Pocahontas State Park to Develop Regional Biking Center".
- ^ "Mt. Buller | the Climbing Cyclist".
- ^ "Mt Buller | Strava Ride Segment in Mirimbah, VIC, Australia".
- ^ Annual snow days sorted in descending order of average occurrence by australianweathernews.com
- ^ "Mt Buller Daily Summaries". www.weatherzone.com.au. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ "Climate statistics for Mount Buller". Australian Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 24 June 2014.