Mount Roland Conservation Area

Not to be confused with Roland, Tasmania.

Mount Roland
Mount Roland from the lookout at Sheffield
Highest point
Elevation1,234 m (4,049 ft)AHD[1]
Prominence563 m (1,847 ft)[1]
ListingList of highest mountains of Tasmania
Coordinates41°27′35″S 146°15′35″E / 41.45972°S 146.25972°E / -41.45972; 146.25972 (Mount Roland)[2]
Geography
Mount Roland is located in Tasmania
Mount Roland
Mount Roland
Location in Tasmania
LocationNorth West Tasmania, Australia
Geology
Rock ageJurassic
Mountain typeDolerite

Mount Roland is a locality, a mountain, and a conservation area in the north west coast region of Tasmania, Australia.[3]

The mountain is near the town of Sheffield. The peak rises to 1,234 metres (4,049 ft) above sea level[1] and there are a number of well-marked bushwalks suitable for a day of pleasant exercise. There are long established walking tracks from both Claude Road and Gowrie Park to the summit.[4][5][6][7]

A Mount Roland cable car has been proposed for the mountain on several occasions.[8] The local community remains divided over the suitability or desirability of a cable car.[9]

The locality of Mount Roland is a rural locality in the local government areas of Meander Valley and Kentish in the Launceston and North and north-west regions of Tasmania. The locality is about 75 kilometres (47 mi) west of the town of Westbury. The 2016 census has a population of nil for the state suburb of Mount Roland.[10] Mount Roland is a confirmed locality.[11]

The Mersey River forms part of the southern boundary. The Mount Roland Conservation Area occupies a small area in the north of the locality.[12] Route C136 (Claude Road) runs through the north-east corner of the locality. Route C138 (Olivers Road) enters from the north-west and runs south until it exits.[11][13]

There was a death near the summit in 2015; a senior South Australian health official is alleged to have murdered his wife. The official later killed himself while he was in the Risdon jail.[14]

  1. ^ a b c "Mount Roland, Australia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Mount Roland (TAS)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  3. ^ University of Tasmania. Institute for Regional Development; Mount Roland Steering Committee (Tas.) (2011), Mount Roland developing a destination, University of Tasmania, archived from the original on 1 May 2012, retrieved 12 July 2012
  4. ^ "ON MOUNT ROLAND". The Examiner (DAILY ed.). Launceston, Tasmania. 11 January 1910. p. 4. Retrieved 12 July 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ Tasmania. Dept. of Parks, Wildlife and Heritage (1990), Mount Roland day walk map, Tasmap, retrieved 12 July 2012
  6. ^ Mount Roland day walk map, Tasmap, 1986, retrieved 12 July 2012
  7. ^ Mount Roland bushwalk, Hiking the World (published 2020), 7 March 2018, retrieved 17 December 2020
  8. ^ "Cable car tourism push for Sheffield's Mt Roland". The Mercury. 27 April 2014. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  9. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ "2016 Census Quick Stats Mount Roland (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  11. ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Mount Roland". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "38115E", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  12. ^ "Mount Roland, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  14. ^ "Alleged SA wife-killer takes own life". adelaidenow. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2023.