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Partial closure

Mitre Rock is open, but Parks Victoria's October 2026 Dyurrite access arrangements close some climbs on the right side of South Mitre. Check the access changes summary and maps before you climb. Parks Victoria: Mount Arapiles-Tooan State Park

Bushfire season. Parks can close on Extreme or Catastrophic fire danger days, whatever the rock is doing. Check the VicEmergency and park alerts before you go.

Right now

Temp13°C

Wind19 km/h

Gusts29 km/h

Humidity69.6%

Rain 48hdry

Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

Good friction temperature range for quartzite

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Thursday 12 November

Good

Temp23°C

Raindry

Wind7 km/h

Gusts29 km/h

Humidity28%

No recent rain

Quartzite holds friction well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 7° dry 10 — 91.9%

07:00 8° dry 11 — 89%

08:00 10° dry 9 — 75.9%

09:00 13° dry 7 — 61.5%

10:00 16° dry 5 — 47.2%

11:00 20° dry 6 — 35.4%

12:00 22° dry 6 — 26.5%

13:00 24° dry 7 — 22.1%

14:00 26° dry 8 — 20.6%

15:00 26° dry 9 — 20.7%

16:00 27° dry 9 — 21.7%

17:00 26° dry 11 — 23.4%

18:00 25° dry 12 — 25.9%

19:00 24° dry 14 — 29.9%

20:00 22° dry 17 — 43.8%

21:00 20° dry 16 — 60.2%

Fri Friday 13 November

Poor

Temp18°C

Rain5mm

Wind6 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity68%

4.7mm rain forecast

Wet quartzite is slippery but not damaged by climbing

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 13° dry 8 — 83.1%

07:00 13° dry 8 — 82%

08:00 14° dry 5 — 77.2%

09:00 15° 0.2mm 6 — 70.3%

10:00 17° dry 5 — 63.9%

11:00 18° 0.3mm 3 — 59.2%

12:00 19° 1mm 5 — 59.5%

13:00 18° 0.3mm 7 — 72.6%

14:00 18° dry 4 — 69.9%

15:00 18° 1mm 8 — 66.2%

16:00 17° 0.3mm 11 — 81.4%

17:00 18° 0.9mm 10 — 79.9%

18:00 17° 0.5mm 9 — 81.6%

19:00 17° dry 10 — 81.3%

20:00 17° dry 10 — 83.9%

21:00 16° dry 7 — 87.4%

Sat Saturday 14 November

Good

Temp16°C

Raindry

Wind17 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity67%

Should be dry

Quartzite holds friction well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 13° dry 10 — 97.5%

07:00 13° dry 13 — 93.9%

08:00 14° dry 14 — 85.4%

09:00 15° dry 17 — 77%

10:00 16° dry 17 — 69%

11:00 17° dry 16 — 65%

17:00 22° dry 20 — 40.2%

Sun Sunday 15 November

Good

Temp16°C

Rain0.1mm

Wind17 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity54%

Should be dry

Quartzite holds friction well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 16° dry 17 — 53.6%

17:00 18° dry 19 — 48.2%

Mon Monday 16 November

Good

Temp15°C

Raindry

Wind13 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity38%

Should be dry

Quartzite holds friction well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 15° dry 13 — 37.7%

17:00 18° dry 16 — 32.4%

Tue Tuesday 17 November

Good

Temp16°C

Raindry

Wind15 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity37%

Should be dry

Quartzite holds friction well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 16° dry 15 — 36.5%

17:00 18° dry 22 — 34.5%

Wed Wednesday 18 November

Good

Temp18°C

Raindry

Wind12 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity40%

Should be dry

Quartzite holds friction well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 18° dry 12 — 40.4%

17:00 21° dry 18 — 34.6%

Thu Thursday 19 November

Good

Temp20°C

Raindry

Wind4 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity47%

Should be dry

Quartzite holds friction well when dry

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

11:00 20° dry 4 — 47.1%

17:00 25° dry 12 — 30.6%

About Arapiles — Mitre Rock

Mitre Rock is a separate outcrop of the same Grampians sandstone a few kilometres north-west of the main Arapiles cliffs, beside Mitre Lake, reached from a car park off the Goroke–Natimuk Road. It is popular for moderate trad routes of up to three pitches, split into North and South Mitre. Standing alone on the plain, it is very exposed: it dries quickly in the wind, but it also feels the full force of it.

Region: Mount Arapiles
Rock type: Quartzite
Aspect: mixed-facing
Altitude: 190m
Exposure: high
Seepage: low

Other crags in this region

Arapiles — Bard Buttress Arapiles — Castle Crag Arapiles — Organ Pipes Arapiles — The Pharos Arapiles — Tiger Wall