Wellington Range

Wellington Range
A view of the Wellington Range with Hobart in the foreground
Highest point
Peak	Kunanyi / Mount Wellington
Elevation	1,269 m (4,163 ft) ^[1] AHD
Coordinates	42°53′24″S 147°13′48″E / 42.89000°S 147.23000°E / -42.89000; 147.23000 ^[2]
Geography
Location in Tasmania
Country	Australia
State	Tasmania
Range coordinates	42°53′S 146°56′E / 42.88°S 146.94°E / -42.88; 146.94Coordinates: 42°53′S 146°56′E / 42.88°S 146.94°E / -42.88; 146.94 ^[3]
Geology
Type of rock	Dolerite

The Wellington Range is a mountain range located in the southeast region of Tasmania, Australia. The range is mainly composed of dolerite and features evidence of past glaciation.

Prominent features in the range include the dual-named Kunanyi / Mount Wellington^[4] at 1,269 metres (4,163 ft) above sea level,^[1] Collins Cap, Collins Bonnet via Myrtle Forest, Trestle Mountain, Mount Marian, Mount Charles and Mount Patrick via Middle Hill. The Wellington Range is part of the Wellington Park Reserve.

Environment

The Wellington Range is home to over 500 unique species of flora, despite being mostly high alpine region. The range forms part of the South-east Tasmania Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance in the conservation of a range of woodland birds, especially the endangered swift parrot and forty-spotted pardalote.^[5]

References

1 2 "Mount Wellington, Australia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
↑ "Mount Wellington (TAS)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
↑ "Wellington Range (TAS)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
↑ "Tasmanian dual naming policy announced atop Kunanyi". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
↑ "IBA: South-east Tasmania". Birdata. Birds Australia. Retrieved 2011-10-13.

Mountains in Tasmania, Australia

Ben Lomond Range

Legges Tor (1,572 m or 5,157 ft)
Giblin Peak (1,569 m or 5,148 ft)
Markham Heights (1,542 m or 5,059 ft)
Hamilton Crags (1,540 m or 5,052 ft)
Stacks Bluff (1,527 m or 5,010 ft)
Misery Bluff (1,520 m or 4,987 ft)
Ossian’s Throne (1,498 m or 4,915 ft)
Coalmine Crag (1,498 m or 4,915 ft)
Magnet Crag (1,464 m or 4,803 ft)

Du Cane Range

unnamed peak (1,520 m or 4,987 ft)
Geryon North (1,516 m or 4,974 ft)
Massif (1,514 m or 4,967 ft)
Geryon South (1,509 m or 4,951 ft)
Gould (1,485 m or 4,872 ft)
Castle Crag (1,482 m or 4,862 ft)
Thetis (1,482 m or 4,862 ft)
The Acropolis (1,481 m or 4,859 ft)

Eldon Range

Eldon Peak (1,440 m or 4,724 ft)
Eldon Bluff

Great Western Tiers

Ironstone (1,443 m or 4,734 ft)

Pelion Range

Ossa (1,614 m or 5,295 ft)
Pelion West (1,560 m or 5,118 ft)
Pelion East (1,461 m or 4,793 ft)

Wellington Range

Kunanyi / Wellington (1,269 m or 4,163 ft)

West Coast Range

Murchison (1,275 m or 4,183 ft)
Jukes (1,168 m or 3,832 ft)
Sedgwick (1,147 m or 3,763 ft)
Owen (1,146 m or 3,760 ft)
Sorell (1,144 m or 3,753 ft)
Dundas (1,143 m or 3,750 ft)
Read (1,124 m or 3,688 ft)
Proprietary Peak (1,103 m or 3,619 ft)
Hamilton (1,103 m or 3,619 ft)
Darwin (1,031 m or 3,383 ft)

Tyndall	Geikie (1,191 m or 3,907 ft) Tyndall (1,179 m or 3,868 ft)

Sticht	unnamed peak (1,080 m or 3,543 ft)

Not in a defined range

Frenchmans Cap (1,446 m or 4,744 ft)

Southern region of Tasmania, Australia

City

Other settlements

Governance
former

Buckingham

Elwick

Huon

Nelson

Pembroke

Rumney

Mountains

Hartz	Hartz Peak

Wellington	Wellington

Protected areas,
parks and reserves

Rivers

Harbours, bays, inlets and estuaries

Coastal features

Transport

Landmarks

Natural	Coal River Valley Huon Valley Styx Valley Upper Florentine Valley Weld Valley

Man-made	Buckland Military Training Area Cape Bruny Lighthouse South Coast Track Tahune AirWalk

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Flora, fauna, and fishlife

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Indigenous heritage

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Cygnet Folk Festival

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Wellington Range

Environment

See also

References