Mount Bogong
Mount Bogong is a mountain in Australia, rising to 1,986 m, the 19th highest we list in Australia.
Where it is
Mount Bogong lies in Australia, in Victoria.
Key facts
How it ranks
Nearest peaks
| Peak | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Mckay | 1,849 m | 17 km |
| Mount Fainter South | 1,883 m | 17 km |
| Mount Feathertop | 1,922 m | 24 km |
| Mount Loch | 1,865 m | 28 km |
| Mount Hotham | 1,861 m | 31 km |
| Mount Buffalo | 1,723 m | 47 km |
Nearest cities
The closest places in our city dataset to Mount Bogong.
| City | Country | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wodonga | Australia | 38,949 | 78 km |
| Wangaratta | Australia | 29,808 | 98 km |
| Bairnsdale | Australia | 17,666 | 124 km |
| Shepparton | Australia | 32,067 | 175 km |
| Traralgon | Australia | 26,907 | 176 km |
About this mountain
At 1,986 m, this peak in Victoria stands higher than Mount Mckay (1,849 m), Mount Loch (1,865 m), and Mount Fainter South (1,883 m), though it remains lower than Mount Feathertop (1,922 m), all within 29 km. The nearest higher ground lies 88 km away, giving it a topographic isolation of 88 km. Its topographic prominence is 1,233 m. The first recorded ascent was in 1854.
Written from the figures on this page by an AI model, then checked against them automatically. No sources beyond the data shown here were used.
Tallest in the country
| # | Peak | Elevation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mount Kosciuszko | 2,228 m |
| 2 | Mount Townsend | 2,209 m |
| 3 | Mount Twynam | 2,196 m |
| 4 | Rams Head | 2,190 m |
| 6 | Rams Head North | 2,177 m |
| 8 | Byatts Camp | 2,159 m |
| 10 | Carruthers peak | 2,145 m |
| 11 | Mount Northcote | 2,112 m |
| 13 | Mount Tate | 2,068 m |
| 14 | Mount Jagungal | 2,061 m |
Common questions
- How tall is Mount Bogong?
- Mount Bogong rises to 1,986 m (6,516 ft). Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
- Where is Mount Bogong?
- Mount Bogong is in Australia, in Victoria.
- Where does Mount Bogong rank?
- It is the 19th highest of the 162 peaks we list in Australia, and #9,092 worldwide.
- When was Mount Bogong first climbed?
- The first recorded ascent was in 1854.
- What is the nearest city to Mount Bogong?
- Wodonga, Australia, about 78 km away.
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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.