Area 26.95 km² | Managing authorities Phone +61 13 19 63 | |
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Website Langi Ghiran State Park Hours Open today · Open 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursMonday(Labour Day)Open 24 hoursHours might differTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hours Similar Mount Buangor State Park, Mount Arapiles‑Tooan State Park, Paddys Ranges State Park, Mount Granya State Park, Leaghur State Park | ||
Langi ghiran langi ghiran state park east of ararat vic
The Langi Ghiran State Park is 14 km east of Ararat in the state of Victoria, Australia. The park covers an area of 2695 ha.
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The park can be used for camping, walking and driving. It has steep granite peaks and gentle sloping open woodland sections. The name Langi Ghiran, "Lar-ne-jeering" in the local Djab Wurrung people's language, means "home of the black cockatoo".
Other parks nearby are Mount Buangor in the East and the Grampians in the distant West.
History
The first European to climb Mount Langi Ghiran was Major Thomas Mitchell, on his 1836 'Australia Felix' expedition. He named it Mount Mistake.
There are two reservoirs in the park which were built from local granite blocks in the 1880s. The main reservoir forms part of Ararat's water supply and is worth a visit.
A "spot mill" for extracting timber was built on the northern slopes in 1940 but was short lived. Today little evidence remains to remind us of the mill's past operation.