Mount Darwin (Tasmania)

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Mount Darwin
Elevation	1033 m
Location	West Coast, Tasmania
Range	West Coast Range
Coordinates	42°52′S 145°22′E

Mount Darwin, Tasmania is a mountain in the West Coast Range, Tasmania, named after Charles Darwin.

1 Location
2 Access
3 Named Features
4 See Also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Location

It has a long abandonded town site Darwin at its eastern side.

It is the southern-most mountain in the West Coast range.

North - is Mount Jukes
West - is Mount Sorell

[edit] Access

It has a 'plateau', and has mining exploration tracks that lead to some of the older workings.

It was possible in the 1970's to travel to the top of Mount Darwin in four wheel drive vehicles. The tracks also lead over towards the Clark River Valley which lies between Darwin and Mount Sorell to the west, and some tracks also were made on the ridge between Mount Darwin and the southern side of Mount Jukes.

There is also a impact crater - also named Darwin, which is to the east.

[edit] Named Features

The geosciences Australia database has the following features listed -

EAST DARWIN CIRQUE - VAL (Valleys & Depressions)
SOUTH DARWIN CIRQUE - VAL (Valleys & Depressions)
SOUTH DARWIN PEAK - PEAK (Hills & Mountains)
DARWIN PLATEAU - PL (Other Landforms)

[edit] See Also

Darwin Glass

[edit] References

Blainey, Geoffrey (2000). The Peaks of Lyell, 6th ed., Hobart: St. David's Park Publishing. ISBN 0-7246-2265-9.
Whitham, Charles. Western Tasmania - A land of riches and beauty, Reprint 2003, Queenstown: Municaplity of Queenstown.