MT. DESPAIR

	Lat / Long GDA	-37.422911, 145.543972
	Department	FCV...etc...DEECA
	Work Depot	Toolangi
	Region	North East
	Grading	Secondary
	Elevation (ASL)	800m
	Height	18m
	Construction	Steel
	Cabin size	2.1m x 2.1m
	Public access to site	Yes
	In use since	1960
	CFA Region	12 - North Eastern

Photo supplied by Larry (Oct. 2009)

Mt. Despair tower was evacuated during the Black Saturday fires in February 2009. Althouhg the tower was in the path of the devastating fires, there was no structual damage. The radiant heat ignited the logbook on the table and a drinking flask melted but that was all the damage done. Still waiting on photos.

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Mt Despair in May 2010
supplied by Andre Belterman

Mt. Despair had it's cabin replaced in 2014. If you can add any more information and or photos, please do not hesitate to contact us.

A January 2026 FaceBook post from the Buxton CFA can be found here. It talks about the fire spotting work from Mt. Despair and Mt. Gordon.

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