Mt Korong is part of a chain hills that are in north west Victoria that are composed of granite. The granite was formed deep underground around three hundred million years ago and thought to be exposed around forty million years ago. Hardly a mountain Mt Korong is 364m high, it is quite prominent rising from the the adjacent plains. During his trek to Portland, Major Thomas Mitchell climbed to the summit in July 1836. The name Korong is derived from aboriginal word for boat or canoe. My run and walk was over the top from south to north, then anticlockwise around the perimeter track back to my car. Around the base of the mountain are many natural water soaks, some have been enlarged to make very pretty ponds.
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| Wheel Cactus (oputia robusta) shouldn't be there |
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| Rock Isotome (lithotoma axillaris) |
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| Mt Kooyoora on the horizon |
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| The Summit |
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| Looking North |
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| There are two juvenile water birds just visible if you click on the image |
distance: 10Km, moving time: 1hrs 35min, elevation: 250metre
Very interesting
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