Mount St Gwinear

Mount St Gwinear is a mountain in Victoria, Australia, located at the north-east end of the Baw Baw National Park in the Gippsland high country. It is popular with families looking for a cheap and accessible snow-play/tobogganing destination and cross-country skiers.^[1] The Baw Baw Plateau provides an abundance of easy touring terrain.^[2] Mount Baw Baw downhill ski village is approximately 9 km away across the Baw Baw plateau to the south-west and trails link the resorts.

Mount St Gwinear
Mount St Gwinear
Highest point
Elevation	1,509 m (4,951 ft)AHD
Coordinates	37°50′S 146°19′E
Geography
Location	Victoria, Australia
Parent range	Baw Baw Plateau
Climbing
Easiest route	Hike/ski

Mount St Gwinear^[3] was named by the Geologist William Baragwanath after Saint Gwinear of Cornwall. He also name the nearby Mt St Phillack. Baragwanath was born in Ballarat of Cornish parents and many of the miners at the nearby Walhalla gold mines were also Cornish.

See also

• Australia portal
• Mountains portal

• Alpine National Park
• List of mountains in Australia § Victoria
• Skiing in Victoria, Australia