Mount Tambo

Mount Tambo
Mount Tambo Victoria,  Australia
Elevation	1,430 metres (4,692 ft) AHD
Location
Range	Great Dividing Range
Coordinates	37°00′28″S 147°48′29″E / 37.00778°S 147.80806°E / -37.00778; 147.80806Coordinates: 37°00′28″S 147°48′29″E / 37.00778°S 147.80806°E / -37.00778; 147.80806

Mount Tambo is a mountain located to the north-east of Omeo in Victoria, Australia.^[1] Its peak is 1430 metres above sea level.^[2] It lies within the boundaries of the 6050 hectare Marble Gully - Mount Tambo Nature Conservation Reserve.^[2]

The 2,740 Mount Tambo Reserve was listed on the Register of the National Estate in 1990.^[3]

Rare plant species found in Marble Gully - Mount Tambo Nature Conservation Reserve include Marble Daisy Bush, Delicate New Holland-daisy, and Limestone Pomaderris.^[4]

To the near north-east is Little Mount Tambo (1227 metres). The headwaters from Deep Creek, which feeds in to the Tambo River, are on the south-east slopes.^[2]

It marks the intersection of the boundaries of the counties of Benambra, Dargo and Tambo.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Place Names Search: MOUNT TAMBO". Geoscience Australia. http://www.ga.gov.au/bin/gazd01?rec=255650. Retrieved 7 August 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d} "Marble Gully - Mount Tambo Nature Conservation Reserve". Department of Sustainability and Environment. http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/102921/Marble_Gully_-_Mt_Tambo_.pdf. Retrieved 7 August 2011. 
3. ^ "Mount Tambo Reserve, Old Mill Tk, Benambra, VIC , Australia". Register of the National Estate. http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahdb/search.pl?mode=place_detail;place_id=4698. Retrieved 7 August 2011. 
4. ^ conservation bulletin. Trust for Nature. April 2008. http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:cy-YwpKXJCMJ:www.trustfornature.org.au/download/library/73000400/tfn-conservation-bulletin-issue-40-2008-06-pdf/+mount+tambo+conservation+bulletin&hl=en&gl=au&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESg57n4-0R_yhwDbELGqg-O-xxAXfdWVZHkpfdev1XSvLr2wSGm-AHS0JqavMaUUeGJsdXp6G7sEacU2zHLy-ud2z0HuwCWM01tNPTB7kpOcwZqiZdJ6R2LbWukq2QQ5XT2FaGNe&sig=AHIEtbQcYpFlqZEyh7r7F8KJOFKdP_wzFw. Retrieved 7 August 2011.