There’s a mountain in Australia named Mt. Disappointment because the explorers were unimpressed with the view at the top. The mountain was given its name in 1824 by two explorers, as they were making their ascent to its summit.
Hamilton Hume and William Hovell hoped to get a view of the Port Phillip Bay from the summit but dense tree growth prevented it. Hence, they were ‘disappointed’ and gave this name to record their feelings.
Mount Disappointment is located on the southern end of the Great Dividing Range, north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. It is now a popular hiking spot.
The Mount Disappointment is the main water source of the Yan Yean Reservoir, which is, in turn, one of the major water supply reserves of Melbourne.
After making the arduous climb to the summit in 1824, British explorers Hume and Hovell hoped to view the distant Port Phillip Bay. Unfortunately, the mountain’s many trees prevented this, resulting in their immense disappointment.
In addition, Hume suffered a painful injury to his groin nearby which caused him much distress and necessitated a five-day rest for their party. Consequently, they recorded their feelings in the name they chose for the mountain.
The Mount Disappointment Forest was hit by a major fire in 1982, and again in 2009. In 2004, the police went undercover to follow jihad terrorists who would go in the Mount Disappointment Forest to blow up ammonium nitrate bombs as a training practice.
In August 2007, the light plane of millionaire Steve Nott crashed on Mount Disappointment where the plane’s debris was found.
In April 2017, 3 tired hikers chose to call the emergency services as they were stranded in the middle of the Mount Disappointment Forest. 30 emergency service workers were mobilized. The lost hikers were quickly found.
