Mount Zero (Mura Mura)

Mount Zero
*(Mura Mura)*
Mount Zero; (Mura Mura)
	Mount Zero; (Mura Mura) Location in Victoria
Highest point
Elevation	364 metres (1,194 ft) AHD
Coordinates	36°53′06″S 142°22′08″E / 36.88500°S 142.36889°E
Geography
Location	Victoria, Australia
Parent range	Grampians
Topo map	Geoscience Australia Mount Zero
Climbing
First ascent	Sir Thomas Mitchell (Scottish explorer and surveyor)

Mount Zero, also known as Mura Mura in the Jardwadjali language is the northernmost mountain of the Grampian range.^[2] Its prominent conical shape is visible from the Western Highway south of Horsham. Scottish explorer Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchell named and then described the mountain as "Mount Zero, a name I applied to a remarkable cone at the western extremity of the chain of mountains."^[1] While the peak is inside the National Park, the Mount Zero Olive Farm runs along its northern approaches.^[3] Scrub covers the sandstone slopes, with a track running up to the summit from the Mt Zero Picnic Area.^[4]

Mount Zero will be the terminus of a new 144-km walking track starting at Dunkeld in the south.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b Reid, John; Lovett, Keith H.; Blake, les J. (1996). Road Board to Restructure: The History of the Shire of Wimmera. Bacchus Marsh: Joval. p. 8. ISBN 095881127X.
^ "VICNAMES The Register of Geographic Names". maps.land.viv.gov.au. Victorian Government. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
^ "Mount Zero". Walkingmaps.com.au. Walking Maps. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
^ "Mount Zero Walk". Victoria.com. Visit Victoria. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
^ Martinich, Rex (15 January 2018). "Region to Benefit from Grampians trail". Stawell Times. Stawell. Retrieved 7 June 2018.