| Mount Lyell | |
|---|---|
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Relief_Map_of_Tasmania.png)  Mount Lyell Location in Tasmania | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 917 m (3,009 ft) |
| Coordinates | 42°03′00″S 145°36′36″E / 42.05000°S 145.61000°E[1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Western Tasmania, Australia |
| Parent range | West Coast |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Scramble but not from west (mining area) |
Mount Lyell is a mountain in the West Coast Range of Western Tasmania, Australia.
Mount Lyell has an elevation of 917 metres (3,009 ft) above sea level.[citation needed] The adjacent mountains are Mount Sedgwick to the north and Mount Owen to the south.
The mountain was named by Charles Gould in 1863 after geologist Charles Lyell, a supporter of Charles Darwin.[2]
Mount Lyell was also the common short name of the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company.
- ^ "Mount Lyell (TAS)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
- ^ Baillie, Peter (2010). "The West Coast Range, Tasmania: Mountains and Geological Giants" (PDF). Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania. 144 (reprint ed.). Hobart, Tasmania: University of Tasmania: 1–13. ISSN 0080-4703. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.