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The climate of Mount Beauty is truly seasonal, with chilling winters, cool wet springs, warm summers with blue skies and colourful autumns. Each season has its own attractions, including skiing, bushwalking, horse riding, gliding, bike riding (mountain and road) as well as fishing (river and lake).
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The town has a prominent winter rainfall peak, with a yearly average of 1,264.6 millimetres (49.79 in). It rains on 142 days of the year; heavily concentrated between May and
October. On account of its southern latitude nearing the 37th parallel, summers have a notable chill about them when
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Offices opened at Tawonga South (to the north) on 15 April 1943 and at Mount Beauty on 17 February 1947. Post Offices known as No 2 Camp, No 4 Camp, and No 5 Camp, Mount Beauty were open in the 1949-1953 period.
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Mount Beauty has its own annual music festival, mountain bike competition and regular weekend markets on the first
Saturday of each month. There are also many four wheel drive tracks in the local area.
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in 1949, passing to the control of the local shire council in 1967 after construction was completed.
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Climate data for Mount Beauty (1948–1994, extremes 1965–1994); 366 m AMSL; 36.75° S, 147.16° E
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Mount Beauty also sport a Dragon Boat team, who train on one of local pondage lakes.
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and the peaks that are of interest to many of the tourists coming through the town.
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A hang gliding competition, the Bogong Cup, is held in
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Golfers play at the Mount Beauty Golf Club on
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This town also has great views to the mountains, such as
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296:The town was originally established by the
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1000:Brown Power. A jubilee history of the SECV
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950:Australian Bureau of Statistics
172:340 km (211 mi) from
154:346 km (215 mi) from
978:Mount Beauty Extreme to Serene
946:"2021 QuickStats Mount Beauty"
276:. The town lies alongside the
160:133 km (83 mi) from
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144:365.8 m (1,200 ft)
773:Average precipitation days
559:Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
489:Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
18:Town in Victoria, Australia
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103:36.73333°S 147.16667°E
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108:-36.73333; 147.16667
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188:Alpine Shire
68:Mount Beauty
43:Mount Beauty
25:Mount Beauty
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1332:Wonnangatta
1324:Wongungarra
1140:Wandiligong
1094:Falls Creek
932:Aerial view
330:Falls Creek
312:Attractions
278:Kiewa River
249:1,264.6 mm
132:Postcode(s)
124:2021 census
106: /
81:Coordinates
1363:Categories
1284:Mudgegonga
1236:Glen Creek
1231:Germantown
1193:Coral Bank
1125:Porepunkah
1120:Myrtleford
1102:Gundowring
955:16 January
924:References
775:(≥ 0.2 mm)
162:Wangaratta
122:910 (
119:Population
94:147°10′0″E
1299:Rosewhite
1221:Freeburgh
1170:Barwidgee
983:24 August
274:Australia
156:Melbourne
141:Elevation
91:36°44′0″S
1264:Merriang
1254:Kancoona
1211:Dederang
1185:Cobungra
1180:Buckland
1165:Abbeyard
1158:Locality
885:Dederang
868:Source:
768:(49.79)
699:Average
484:(108.5)
479:(102.2)
474:(100.4)
429:(108.5)
424:(106.0)
357:Corryong
270:Victoria
239:20.0 °C
149:Location
30:Victoria
1289:Nug Nug
1241:Havilah
1226:Gapsted
1130:Tawonga
1089:Eurobin
887:has an
766:1,264.6
763:(3.28)
758:(3.58)
753:(5.29)
748:(5.01)
743:(6.33)
738:(5.97)
733:(4.53)
728:(4.71)
723:(3.58)
718:(2.79)
713:(2.07)
708:(2.65)
694:(19.9)
689:(35.1)
684:(32.0)
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589:(36.9)
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579:(45.5)
574:(51.4)
569:(55.6)
564:(54.5)
554:(68.0)
549:(79.3)
544:(72.5)
539:(66.9)
534:(60.8)
529:(54.9)
524:(52.3)
519:(54.5)
514:(59.9)
509:(68.4)
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454:(68.0)
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444:(77.0)
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434:(99.7)
350:Climate
292:History
251:49.8 in
244:7.3 °C
174:Bendigo
1309:Selwyn
1175:Bogong
1079:Bright
1022:11 May
879:Sports
815:142.2
375:Month
183:LGA(s)
168:Bright
1314:Smoko
1294:Ovens
1203:Dargo
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806:14.0
803:14.2
800:17.8
797:17.0
794:14.5
791:13.3
751:134.3
746:127.3
741:160.9
736:151.7
731:115.1
726:119.6
414:Year
246:45 °F
241:68 °F
1072:Town
1024:2009
985:2018
957:2023
824:(%)
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788:9.2
785:8.1
782:6.0
779:7.1
761:83.2
756:90.9
721:91.0
716:70.9
711:52.5
706:67.2
692:−6.7
677:−1.1
672:−2.8
667:−4.3
662:−6.7
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652:−2.2
647:−1.0
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572:10.8
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552:20.0
547:26.3
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507:20.2
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422:41.1
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399:Aug
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387:Apr
384:Mar
381:Feb
378:Jan
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212:Indi
136:3699
1349:LGA
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