Mt. Hotham

1. Mt. Hotham Kerrin Coleman

2. Mt Hotham's to main faces face north and south, and the sun risers from east and sets in the west. Because of this there is more flora life in the east and west because of the lack of sunlight. But on the two main faces there is more snow and less trees which attracts snow sports/ enthusiasts. • Because Mt. Hotham being 1,861 metres flooding doesn't affect it, but it may stop tourist to reach the mountain. • The bush fires have occurred at Mt. Hotham like the un controllable in which happened in 2003. Now Mt. Hotham has fire plans and back burn in the none snow seasons.

3. Mt. Hotham is well known for its waterfalls. During late spring and after heavy rainfall the waterfalls are at their most spectacular. The falls derive their name from a proliferation of an Alpine flora species, Psychrophilaintroloba, commonly known as the Alpine March Marigold or the Austral Ice Flower.

4. The fauna life at Mt. Hotham is very unique and can only be found in Australia. These animals involve, the mountain pygmy possum, the very rare She-oak skinks, Bogong moth. • The pygmy possum is well known for ‘the tunnel of love’ which was made for them so that the males can reach the females during breeding season. • The Bogong moth migrates to the highlands e.g. Mt Hotham to breed. • The rare she-oak skink mates in spring and the young are born alive in February. Larger females tend to give birth to more young, with a record of 18 babies produced by a she-oak skink with a head and body length of 16 cm. Mt. Hotham's fauna