Mount Selma is a mountain located to the north-east of
Aberfeldy in Victoria, Australia.
Its peak is 1463 metres above sea level.
The headwaters of the
Aberfeldy River
The Aberfeldy River is a perennial river of the West Gippsland catchment, located in the Alpine region of the Australian state of Victoria.
Features and location
Formed by the confluence of the North and South branches of the river, the Aberfe ...
rise on its southerly slopes.
Access
The unsealed Mount Selma Road passes to the north of the summit and divides the Toombon State Forest (to the south) from Licola State Forest (to the north). The summit of the mountain has a
trigonometrical station and is accessible by
four-wheel drive vehicles via Mount Selma Track. The
Australian Alps Walking Track follows the alignment of Mount Selma Road.
Bushfires
In the summer of 2006-2007, the area was burned during the
Eastern Victoria Great Divide bushfires
Eastern may refer to:
Transportation
*China Eastern Airlines, a current Chinese airline based in Shanghai
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. Before the fire reached the mountain, the army was called in to provide heavy machinery to clear a firebreak along Mount Selma Track to protect the
Thomson Reservoir catchment. Christians Hut, a
mountain hut near Mount Selma, was destroyed by the bushfires.
Flora
The
Selma Saddle Grevillea (''Grevillea miqueliana'' subsp. ''cincta'') is
endemic to a small area near Mount Selma. Road works, logging and
controlled burn
A controlled or prescribed burn, also known as hazard reduction burning, backfire, swailing, or a burn-off, is a fire set intentionally for purposes of forest management, farming, prairie restoration or greenhouse gas abatement. A control ...
ing are potential threats to the population The subspecies is listed as "endangered" on the ''Advisory List of Rare Or Threatened Plants In Victoria - 2014''.
See also
*
Alpine National Park
*
List of mountains in Victoria
References
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Selma
Victorian Alps