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8524-11 Cleft Peak

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
Geological heritage sites, including sites of geomorphological interest and volcanic heritage sites, are under regular revision by the Geological Society of Australia, especially in the assessment of significance and values. Reference should be made to the most recent reports. See the Earth Science Heritage section of the Geological Society of Australia website for details of geological heritage reports, and a bibliography.


Location:
032208. North of Middle Peak and Mount Cobberas No. 1.

Image: East Gippsland Sites of Significance
Mount Cobberas. Amphitheatre and vegetated periglacial rock rivers, (A). Cleft peak (B). Middle Peak (C). Mount Cobberas No. 1 (D).

Abstract:
Twin peaks of rhyodacite

Access:
Walk from The Playground

Ownership:
Crown Land

Geology/Geomorphology:
Cleft Peak is a spectacular formation consisting of two rock pinnacles separated by a bowl-shaped hollow. The cliff faces are determined by joint planes in the Snowy River Volcanics- these cliffs being the highest in the Cobberas area. Small, fresh talus slopes occur at the cliff foot by the amount of material involved is small compared with the large, relict, block streams on the adjacent slopes.

Significance:
State. The extensive outcrops and the configuration of the mountain summit produce one of the most rugged mountain landscapes in Eastern Victoria.

Management:
Roads, transmission lines, mining or other earthmoving projects would be discordant with the geomorphologically significant patterns of the Cobberas area and should not be permitted.
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