Yarragon is a small town in Latrobe Valley in the West
Gippsland region of
Victoria,
Australia. The town lies on the
Princes Highway and the main
Gippsland Railway line approximately halfway between the major towns of
Warragul and
Moe. Hills of the
Strzelecki Ranges rise over 500 meters immediately to the south of the town providing a spectacular backdrop, while the
Moe River and the lowlands lie to the north and east. Mount Worth at 515m above sea level is the highest near peak to the south in the Mount Worth State Park 16 kilometers SSW of Yarragon. Mount Baw Baw at 1563m in the Baw Baw Ranges as part of the Great Dividing Range to the north is approximately 85 kilometers NNE of Yarragon. The township sits at approximately 88 metres above sea level. At the , Yarragon had a population of 1131.