Mount Franklin

#198 among destinations in Australia

Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano, View point

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Mount Franklin is an extinct volcano about 10 km north of Daylesford and 4.6 km south east of Franklinford in Victoria, Australia. A road spirals round the outside slopes covered with pine trees, into a flat 50 acre caldera, now used as a camping ground, and onto the rim which hosts a fire lookout, parking area and picnic ground. ()

Elevation: 2126 ftProminence: 886 ftCoordinates: 37°15'50"S, 144°8'60"E

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Mt Franklin RdMt Franklin 3461 VictoriaAustralia

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Mount Franklin – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park, Daylesford Spa Country Railway, Convent Gallery, Wombat Hill Botanic Gardens.

5.8 miNE
Cycling, Bike path
Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park
147 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Victoria, Australia, the Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park offers a unique glimpse into the country's gold rush era. The park encompasses a vast area where once the clamor of picks and shovels echoed through the valleys as fortune...
5.4 miS
Scenic railroads, Museum, Tours
Daylesford Spa Country Railway, Daylesford
138 min walk • The Daylesford Spa Country Railway is a volunteer-operated 1,600 mm gauge tourist railway located in Victoria, Australia. It operates on a section of the closed and dismantled Daylesford line, and currently runs services between Daylesford and the hamlet of Bullarto.
5.4 miS
Museum, Art gallery, Cafe
Convent Gallery, Daylesford
138 min walk • The Convent Gallery is located in the Spa region of Daylesford, in Central Victoria, Australia. The Convent Gallery's origins date back to the 1860s gold rush, home to the Gold Commissioner, and then known as 'Blarney Castle'.
5.5 miS
Garden, Park, Botanical garden
Wombat Hill Botanic Gardens, Daylesford
140 min walk • The Wombat Hill Botanic Gardens in Daylesford, Victoria, Australia, are included on the Victorian Heritage Register.
3.6 miS
Body of water, Sport venue, Nature and wildlife
Hepburn Pool
93 min walk • Hepburn Pool is a historic, pre-Olympic swimming pool built into Spring Creek within the Hepburn Mineral Springs Reserve in Hepburn Springs.
5.4 miS
37°20'31"S • 144°8'35"E
Red Pepper Gallery, Daylesford
138 min walk • Art gallery, Museum, Shopping
3.4 miS
Locality
Hepburn Springs
87 min walk • The traditional land of the Dja Dja Wurrung, Hepburn Springs is a resort town located in the middle of the largest concentration of mineral springs in Australia. It is in Victoria, 48 km northeast of Ballarat.
5.5 miS
37°20'37"S • 144°8'35"E
Overwrought, Daylesford
141 min walk • Museum