Pelion Gap

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Pelion Gap

Wooden platform at Pelion Gap
Elevation 1,126 metres (3,694 ft)[1]

or
1,113 metres (3,652 ft)[2]
Location Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, Tasmania, Australia, Approximately mid-distance along the Overland Track
Coordinates 41°51′52.523″S 146°3′32.26″E / -41.86458972, 146.0589611Coordinates: 41°51′52.523″S 146°3′32.26″E / -41.86458972, 146.0589611


Pelion Gap (1,126 metres (3,694 ft)[1] or 1,113 metres (3,652 ft)[2]) is a mountain pass or col between Mount Doris and Mount Ossa to the south and Mount Pelion East to the north through which the Overland Track in Tasmania passes.

Pelion Gap is also the starting point for two side-trips; Mount Ossa and Mount Pelion East.

Pelion Gap 3D map

Looking down on Pelion Gap with Mount Ossa in the background

Sign at Pelion Gap
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  1. ^ a b LISTmap (Pelion Gap). Tasmanian Government Department of Primary Industries and Water. Retrieved on 2008-02-29.
  2. ^ a b Text on sign at Pelion Gap