Mount Dom Dom

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Mount Dom Dom

The summit of Mount Dom Dom viewed from Dom Dom saddle
Elevation 740 metres (2,427 feet)
Location Victoria, Australia
Range Great Dividing Range
Coordinates 37°59′S, 145°66′E
First ascent Unknown
Easiest route Hike up from Dom Dom saddle

Mount Dom Dom (37°59′S, 145°66′E) is a mountain (elevation metres) in Victoria, Australia 65 km from Melbourne.

Mount Dom Dom was the site of a plane crash involving a Cessna 210 aircraft on June 18, 1974 during stormy weather.[1]

An extensive search was conducted by Victoria police, emergency services (including the SES and CFA) and volunteers (including BSAR) on and around Mount Dom Dom over five days for a hiker who went missing on Sunday March 23, 2008.[2]

BSAR searchers at Mount Dom Dom
BSAR searchers at Mount Dom Dom

The summit of Mount Dom Dom is most easily accessed by following the Dom Dom Road (a vehicle track) from Dom Dom saddle then ascending an ill-defined walking track north from the Dom Dom Road to the summit.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Mt Dom Dom, Vic: Light Aircraft Crash
  2. ^ Search continues for lost hiker, The Age, March 27, 2008
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