8222-3 Cable End/The Sentinels

This information has been developed from the publications:

Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in Central Gippsland (1981) by Neville Rosengren, M.S McRae-Williams and S.M Kraemers.
Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in the Gippsland Lakes Catchment (1984) by Neville Rosengren.
Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in East Gippsland, Victoria (1981) by Neville Rosengren, M.S McRae-Williams

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Location:	825433. 17 kilometres north-west of Licola.	The Sentinels. Escarpments of Wellington Rhyolite.
Abstract:	Escarpment in Wellington Rhyolite.
Access:	Road from Licola to McFarlanes Saddle, walk along McFarlanes Saddle Track across Big Plain, then take south-east track at Little Plain along Miller Hut Track to Gable End.
Geology:	Upper Devonian Wellington Rhyolite.
Geomorphology:	The Sentinels, or Wellington Knob, overlook Lake Tali Karng and the Wellington Basin at the northern end of Gable End. Gable End represents the south-western limits of the Mt Wellington Plateau and High Plains. The average elevation of Gable End/The Sentinels is 1540 m, precipitous cliffed sectors average 600 m relative relief with prominent rock outcrops in the upper portions of the cliff forming stepped and terraced cliff-top scarps or escarpments. It is possible these over-steep cliff-top sectors are susceptible to occasional rock falls and account for the scree slopes found at the base of the Wellington Plateau.
Significance:	The Sentinels, or Wellington Knob, overlook Lake Tali Karng and the Wellington Basin at the northern end of Gable End. Gable End represents the south-western limits of the Mt Wellington Plateau and High Plains. The average elevation of Gable End/The Sentinels is 1540 m, precipitous cliffed sectors average 600 m relative relief with prominent rock outcrops in the upper portions of the cliff forming stepped and terraced cliff-top scarps or escarpments. It is possible these over-steep cliff-top sectors are susceptible to occasional rock falls and account for the scree slopes found at the base of the Wellington Plateau.
Management:	Because of the area covered by the site, the value of the significant/geomorphological features is unlikely to be seriously reduced by localised disturbance.

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