Mount Macedon

Mount Macedon
Mount Macedon
	Mount Macedon, above the town of Mount Macedon.
Highest point
Elevation	1,001 metres (3,284 ft)
Prominence	643 metres (2,110 ft)
Parent peak	Camel's Hump or Camels Hump
Coordinates	37°22′59″S 144°34′35″E / 37.38306°S 144.57639°E
Naming
Native name	Geboor; Geburrh (Woiwurrung);
Geography
	Mount Macedon Location in Victoria
Location	Central Highlands, Victoria, Australia
Parent range	Macedon Ranges, Great Dividing Range
Climbing
First ascent	Thomas Mitchell (European: 1836)

Mount Macedon (/ˈmæsədən/ MASS-ə-dən;^[4] Aboriginal Woiwurrung language: Geboor or Geburrh)^[3] is a dormant volcano that is part of the Macedon Ranges of the Great Dividing Range, located in the Central Highlands region of Victoria, Australia. The mountain has an elevation of 1,001 metres (3,284 ft) with a prominence of 643 metres (2,110 ft)^[1] and is located approximately 65 kilometres (40 mi) northwest of Melbourne.

^ ^a ^b ^c "Mount Macedon, Australia". Peakbagger.com.
^ "Mount Macedon". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
^ ^a ^b Milbourne, Jean (1978), Mount Macedon: Its History and its Grandeur, Kyneton, Victoria: (self published), pp. 10, 14, ISBN 0-9595225-0-6
^ Macquarie Dictionary (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd. 2005. ISBN 1-876429-14-3.