Mount Cobbler is a mountain located in the

Alpine National Park The Alpine National Park is a national park located in the Central Highlands (Victoria), Central Highlands and Victorian Alps, Alpine regions of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. The national park is located northeast of Melbourne, Aust ...

to the east of

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in north-eastern Victoria, Australia. Its summit rises to above sea level. The peak and surrounding Cobbler land system are composed of sedimentary rocks ( conglomerate, red

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siltstone Siltstone, also known as aleurolite, is a clastic sedimentary rock that is composed mostly of silt. It is a form of mudrock with a low clay mineral content, which can be distinguished from shale by its lack of fissility.Blatt ''et al.'' 1980, ...

and

shale Shale is a fine-grained, clastic sedimentary rock formed from mud that is a mix of flakes of clay minerals (hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates, e.g. kaolin, Al2 Si2 O5( OH)4) and tiny fragments (silt-sized particles) of other minerals, especia ...

), dating to the

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period, some 359 to 318 million years ago. Nearby Lake Cobbler, which has a camping area, is accessible by a

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track. From there is a walking track to the summit, and another to Dandongadale Falls, which drops from the plateau and is the highest waterfall in Victoria. The walk to the summit is moderate to steep. Surrounding peaks include Mount Typo to the north-east, Mount Koonika and Mount Speculation to the south-east, and

Mount Stirling Mount Stirling is a mountain in the Victorian Alps of the Great Dividing Range, located in the Hume region of Victoria, Australia. The mountain has an elevation of above sea level. Mount Stirling is also an abbreviation of the Mount Stirl ...

to the south-west. Tree species occurring on the surrounding plateau include Mountain Gum ('' Eucalyptus dalrympleana''), Snow Gum ('' E. pauciflora'') and Broad-leaved Peppermint ('' E. dives''). Heathland, shrubland and patches of herbfield are found on the rocky escarpments, with species including Alpine Shaggy-pea ('' Podolobium alpestre'') and Mountain Beard-heath ('' Acrothamnus hookeri''). Annual rainfall ranges between , with snowfalls regularly experienced in winter.

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Mountains of Victoria (state) Alpine National Park Mountains of Hume (region) {{VictoriaAU-geo-stub