Mount Hotham
About Mount Hotham
Australia’s highest alpine village sits atop a ridgeline, trading valley views for dramatic, cloud-level living and steep, technical terrain.
Highlights
- Ridgeline architecture
- Backcountry touring
- High-altitude sunsets
- Technical steep runs
Key Facts
- Altitude: 1449m
- Top lift: 1856m
- Ski pistes: 37.2km
- Ski lifts: 14
- Lakes nearby: 2
- MTB trails: 25.5km
Ski Area
Inbegrepen in deze seizoenpassen
Weather and 10-day forecast for Mount Hotham
- Today: 4 to 13 °C, clear sky, 12 h of sunshine
- Freezing level today: about 3594 m (3280 to 3930 m)
| Day | Min / max | Sky | Precipitation | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| zo 20 sep | 4 / 13 °C | clear sky | dry | 12 h sun |
| ma 21 sep | -2 / 9 °C | clear sky | dry | 9 h sun |
| di 22 sep | -4 / 9 °C | clear sky | dry | 11 h sun |
| wo 23 sep | 2 / 14 °C | clear sky | dry | 12 h sun |
| do 24 sep | 5 / 15 °C | clear sky | dry | 13 h sun |
| vr 25 sep | 7 / 16 °C | partly cloudy | dry | 4 h sun |
| za 26 sep | 4 / 15 °C | drizzle | dry | 3 h sun |
| zo 27 sep | 2 / 14 °C | partly cloudy | dry | 7 h sun |
| ma 28 sep | 5 / 14 °C | clear sky | dry | 13 h sun |
| di 29 sep | 6 / 14 °C | drizzle | dry | 2 h sun |
Things to do in Mount Hotham
Hikes nearby — Mount Hotham (6)
6 curated hiking trails around Mount Hotham, sourced from OpenStreetMap and enriched with distance, elevation gain and difficulty.
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Falls to Hotham Alpine Crossing
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Brabralung Trail
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The Huts Walk
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The Cobungra Ditch
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Tabletop Walk
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Montane Walking Track
Mountain biking near Mount Hotham
- Brabralung Trail (mtb)
- Precipice Plain
- Dead Timber Hill
- Collectors Cirque
- Fitzy's Cirque
- Vera Houghton
- Brabralung Trail
- Dead Timber Hill Walking Track
Getting to Mount Hotham
Door-to-door travel times as used by the MR. ALPS ranking.
- Nearest airport: Mount Hotham Airport (MHU), 18 km away, about 34 min by road
Where to stay in Mount Hotham
116 places to stay for a night on 2026-09-25, from 134 EUR per night, median 339 EUR. Prices are direct with hotels and destinations, compared live on the Mount Hotham page.