MT. ARAPILES
Grid Reference WE 744320
Department DEPI
Work Depot Horsham
Region Far South West
Grading Primary
Elevation (ASL) 396m
Height On Ground but cabin floor at 2.7m
Construction Brick - Concrete
Cabin size 3m x 3m
Public access to site Yes
In use since 1955 - 1994
1994 - current
CFA Region 17 - North Western
Photo (200?) supplied by Merilyn Johns

Mt. Arapiles is a very popular area for mountain climbing.

Updated info in relation to "tower use years" was supplied by Ron Jardine (March 2010)

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1989 supplied
by Rocky Marsden, ex-DSE 		April 2009, supplied
by Nathan Jolly 		May 2013, supplied
by Andre Belterman

The above photos (Oct 2012) were supplied by Andrew Dixon

The above photos (Jan 2018) of a storm developing were supplied by Ron Jardine, the long time FLO at Mt. Arapiles. Ron ended his FLO duties at the end of the 2020-21 fire season.

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