Mt. Piper Film

Mt.PIPER
In search of Mines and Summit


Earlier last month, my brother and I decided to visit Mt. Piper and climb up to its summit.
Mt. Piper is a 455 metre mountain located next to the smaller, rural town of Broadford, Victoria. Since the arrival of European explorers in the early 1830s, Mt. Piper has been an iconic landmark of the region.

The mountain was first discovered by the explorers Hume and Hovell and was name after Captain Piper, a naval officer of the colony of New South Wales.

Since then, the mountain has been the site of several mining expeditions for rare metals such as Gold and Antimony. Currently, Mt. Piper is the symbol of the township of Broadford and is designated a Nature Conservation Reserve for the endangered Golden Sun Month and the Blue Ant Butterfly.


I had not been to the abandoned mines but my brother (Jon) said that he used to often explore there with friends when he was in High School. he promised to take me there so I could take some footage with my camera. However, as was evident from the video, he had a hard time recollecting where the abandoned mines were exactly.

At the end of our adventure, we reached the summit of the mountain and was treated to some fine views of the region. I hope you all enjoy the video of our trip up the mountain.