3.1.1 Deeply dissected upland plateaux of the Southern Uplands

The crest of the Otway Ranges has relatively low topography, reflecting the initial flat-topped structural block before recent uplift. This moderately dissected plateau forms a drainage divide which trends north-east from Moonlight Head through Lavers Hill to Mount Chapple (550 m), then easterly to Mount Sabine (583 m), and north-east to parallel the coast through the highest point at Mount Cowley (686 m) to Anglesea.

The plateau has been delineated into two landsystems by Pitt (1981): the Beech Forest landsystem, a rolling plain with rounded hills and shallow valleys; and the Mount Sabine landsystem, disconnected remnants of an undulating plain. Both have moderately deep and fertile friable brown gradational soils.

Geomorphic unit 3.1.1
Soil-landform units

Soil-landform unit
Original unit ID
Unit description
Area (km2)
Mount Sabine L.S.Rolling hills (top of the Otway Range)
94
Beech Forest L.S.Rolling hills (crest of the Otway Range)
144
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