Mount Beauty is a town in north-eastern Victoria, Australia. The town lies alongside the Kiewa River, at the junction of the Kiewa Valley Highway and Bogong High Plains Road in the Alpine Shire local government area.
History
The town was originally established by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria to house construction workers from the Kiewa Hydroelectric Scheme in 1949, passing to the control of the local shire council in 1967 after construction was completed.
Post Offices opened at Tawonga South (to the north) on 15 April 1943 and at Mount Beauty on 17 February 1947. Post Offices known as No 2 Camp, No 4 Camp, and No 5 Camp, Mount Beauty were open in the 1949-1953 period.
A hang gliding competition, the Bogong Cup, is held in January each year.
Mount Beauty also sport a Dragon Boat team, who train on one of local pondage lakes.
thumb|left|700px|The town of Mount Beauty in the [[Kiewa River|Kiewa Valley, nestled at the foot of Mount Bogong, Victoria's highest mountain at ]]
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thumb|right|Aerial view