Highest mountains of Tasmania
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The Australian island state of Tasmania has a diverse range of geography but a prominent feature is the mountains of the island. Overall Tasmania is comparatively low-lying with the highest point at 1614 metres (5500 feet). Tasmania has ten peaks over the height of 1500 metres (4921 feet), however with 30 peaks higher than 1200 metres it is one of the most mountainous islands in the world, and Tasmania is Australia's most mountainous state, with no truly flat terrain.
The majority of the mountain peaks of Tasmania are located in the Western half of the state, starting at the coast in the South West and extending inland to the north, or in the Central Highlands.
Tasmania's mountains were part of an ancient range of volcanic peaks from the period of Gondwana, and are the source of a large portion of Tasmania's wealth in the form of mining. Although the eastern half of the state is generally lower and flatter, there are still sizeable peaks located there.[citation needed].
As late as the mid 1950's adequate surveying of the mountains had not been competed - with the height of 19 peaks described as about in the list in Walch's Tasmanian Almanac of the over 115 peaks mentioned [1] The lack of sufficient surveying at that time also had the order of the top 10 peaks had 1. Mount Ossa - 2. Legges Tor - 3. Barn Bluff - 4. Mount Pelion West - 5. Cradle Mountain - 6. Stack's Bluff - 7. Mount Gould - 8. Mount Rufus - 9. Eldon Peak - 10. Mount Olympus [2]
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[edit] The mountains in Tasmania over 1200 metres (3936 feet) are:
| Rank | Name | Height | Location | Prominence | Parent | Col |
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| 1 | Mount Ossa | 1,614 metres (5,295 ft) | 1,614 metres (5,295 ft) | - | - | |
| 2 | Legges Tor (part of Ben Lomond) | 1,572 metres (5,157 ft) | ||||
| 3 | Mount Pelion West | 1,560 metres (5,118 ft) | ||||
| 4 | Barn Bluff | 1,559 metres (5,115 ft) | ||||
| 5 | Cradle Mountain | 1,545 metres (5,069 ft) | ||||
| 6 | Stacks Bluff | 1,527 metres (5,010 ft) | ||||
| 7 | Du Cane Range | 1,520 metres (4,987 ft) | ||||
| 8 | Mount Massif | 1,514 metres (4,967 ft) | ||||
| 9 | Mount Geryon | 1,509 metres (4,951 ft) | ||||
| 10 | King Davids Peak | 1,499 metres (4,918 ft) | ||||
| 11 | Mount Gould | 1,491 metres (4,892 ft) | ||||
| 12 | Castle Crag | 1,482 metres (4,862 ft) | ||||
| 13 | Mount Thetis | 1,482 metres (4,862 ft) | ||||
| 14 | Mount Acropolis | 1,480 metres (4,856 ft) | ||||
| 15 | Mount Pelion East | 1,461 metres (4,793 ft) | 335 metres (1,099 ft) | Mount Ossa | Pelion Gap | |
| 16 | Frenchmans Cap | 1,446 metres (4,744 ft) | ||||
| 17 | Ironstone Mountain | 1,443 metres (4,734 ft) | ||||
| 18 | Mount Field West | 1,434 metres (4,705 ft) | ||||
| 19 | Mount Anne | 1,423 metres (4,669 ft) | ||||
| 20 | Mount Achilles | 1,363 metres (4,472 ft) | ||||
| 21 | Mount Ragoona | 1,350 metres (4,429 ft) | ||||
| 22 | Mount Mawson | 1,300 metres (4,265 ft) | ||||
| 23 | Mount Wellington | 1,271 metres (4,170 ft) | ||||
| 24 | Hartz Peak | 1,255 metres (4,117 ft) | ||||
| 25 | Mother Cummings Peak | 1,255 metres (4,117 ft) | ||||
| 26 | Mount Roland | 1,234 metres (4,049 ft) | ||||
| 27 | Quamby Bluff | 1,228 metres (4,029 ft) | ||||
| 28 | Adamsons Peak | 1,225 metres (4,019 ft) | ||||
| 29 | Federation Peak | 1,224 metres (4,016 ft) | ||||
| 30 | Artillery Knob | 1,216 metres (3,990 ft) | ||||
| 31 | Mount Victoria | 1,207 metres (3,960 ft) | ||||
| 32 | Interview Pinnacle | 1,200 metres (3,937 ft) |
[edit] References
[edit] See also
- Tasmap and links for indication of the mapping of these mountains
[edit] Further reading
- Caine, Nel. (1983) The mountains of northeastern Tasmania: a study of alpine geomorphology Rotterdam: Balkema; Salem, NH, USA. ISBN 906191289X.
- Wilkinson, Bill. (1994) The Abels: Tasmania’s mountains over 1100 m high Launceston, Tas.: Regal Publications ISBN 0949457671.
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