Eldon Range, Tasmania
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Eldon Range is a mountain range in western Tasmania, Australia. It is located at the edge of Lake Burbury and the western edge of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area.
The range is east of the main line of the West Coast Range and runs at right angle to it in a West-East direction. It is separated from that range by the King River valley and is bordered by the Eldon River to the north and west.
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[edit] Naming
It is claimed that Henry Hellyer named the present day Mount Farrell near Tullah with this same name in 1828 after Lord Eldon Lord Chancellor of England, however Charles Gould in 1869 gives this name to the range.[1]
[edit] Mountains
Eldon Peak () is the highest point at 1439 metres, and the western peak. Similarly named Eldon Bluff () is the eastern peak. A smaller peak to the south is known as the Little Eldons with a height of 640 metres and it is separated from the Eldon Range by the South Eldon river.
[edit] References
- ^ Walker, James Backhouse (1993). in Stoddart, D.M: Walk to the West. Hobart: Published on behalf of the Royal Society of Tasmania by Artemis Pub. Consultants. ISBN 0-9598679-9-6.
- Whitham, Charles. Western Tasmania: A Land of Riches and Beauty.
- 2003 edition - Queenstown: Municipality of Queenstown.
- 1949 edition - Hobart: Davies Brothers. OCLC 48825404; ASIN B000FMPZ80
- 1924 edition - Queenstown: Mount Lyell Tourist Association. OCLC 35070001; ASIN B0008BM4XC
[edit] External Link
- Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area - Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service
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