Mount Murchison (Tasmania)
| Mount Murchison | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Location | West Coast, Tasmania |
| Range | West Coast Range |
| Coordinates | 41°48′33″S 145°37′05″E / 41.80917°S 145.61806°ECoordinates: 41°48′33″S 145°37′05″E / 41.80917°S 145.61806°E |
Mount Murchison is the tallest mountain in the West Coast Range Tasmania.
Lying close to the Williamsford and Tullah mining areas, it is often found referred to in early photographs [1]
It lies east of Zeehan, and Mount Read, and north of Mount Tyndall.
The geology of the ground around the mountain relates to the range of mining activities nearby.[2]
A popular walking track leads to the summit.
Notes
- ↑ "PICTURESQUE TASMANIA: MOUNT MURCHISON, LOOKING EAST FROM WILLIAMSFOBD-ROAD.". The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 - 1946) (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 18 February 1905. p. 27. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ↑ McNiell, A W; Corbett, Keith D; Tasmania. Division of Mines and Mineral Resources; Mt. Read Volcanics Project (1992), Geology and mineralisation of the Mt Murchison area (MRVP map 4), Department of Mines & Mineral Resources, ISBN 978-0-7246-2147-7
References
- Banks, M.R. and Kirkpatrick, J.B. Editors. Landscape and Man, the interaction between man and environment in Western Tasmania.
- Binks, C.J. (1980). Explorers of Western Tasmania. Launceston: Mary Fisher Bookshop. ISBN 0-908291-16-7.
- Blainey, Geoffrey (2000). The Peaks of Lyell (6th ed. ed.). Hobart: St. David's Park Publishing. ISBN 0-7246-2265-9.
- Whitham, Charles (2003). Western Tasmania - A land of riches and beauty (Reprint 2003 ed.). Queenstown: Municipality of Queenstown.
- 2003 edition - Queenstown: Municipality of Queenstown. ISBN 09591281
- 1949 edition - Hobart: Davies Brothers. OCLC 48825404; ASIN B000FMPZ80
- 1924 edition - Queenstown: Mount Lyell Tourist Association. OCLC 35070001; ASIN B0008BM4XC
- Whitham, Lindsay (2002). Railways, Mines, Pubs and People and other historical research. Sandy Bay: Tasmanian Historical Research Association. ISBN 0-909479-21-6.