Mount Wellington (Tasmania)

Mount Wellington
kunanyi
Mount Wellington viewed from Lindisfarne Bay on the Eastern Shore of the River Derwent, with its seasonal snow cap visible
Highest point
Elevation1,271 m (4,170 ft)[1]
Prominence693 m (2,274 ft)[1]
Isolation47.56 km (29.55 mi)[1]
Listing49th highest mountain of Tasmania
Coordinates42°53′45.6″S 147°14′14.3″E / 42.896000°S 147.237306°E / -42.896000; 147.237306[2]
Geography
Mount Wellington is located in Tasmania
Mount Wellington
Mount Wellington
Location in Tasmania
LocationSouth East Tasmania, Australia
Parent rangeWellington
Geology
Mountain typeDolerite
Climbing
First ascent
  • numerous unknown pre-1798
  • George Bass (may have been a partial climb; 1798; European)
  • Robert Brown 1804; European
Easiest routeHike, road

Mount Wellington, also known as kunanyi (palawa kani: /kˈnɑːnj/) and gazetted as kunanyi / Mount Wellington[3] is a mountain in the south-east of Tasmania, Australia. It is the summit of the Wellington Range and is within Wellington Park reserve. Hobart, Tasmania's capital city, is located at the foot of the mountain.

The mountain rises 1,271 metres (4,170 ft) above sea level[1] and is frequently covered by snow, at times even in summer, and the lower slopes are thickly forested, but crisscrossed by many walking tracks and a few fire trails.[4] There is also a sealed narrow road to the summit, about 22 kilometres (14 mi) from Hobart central business district. An enclosed lookout near the summit has views of the city below and to the east, the Derwent estuary, and also glimpses of the World Heritage Area nearly 100 kilometres (62 mi) west. From Hobart, the most distinctive feature of Mount Wellington is the cliff of dolerite columns known as the Organ Pipes.

  1. ^ a b c d "Mount Wellington, Australia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Mount Wellington (TAS)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference abcname was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Wellington Park – Bush walking". Retrieved 24 October 2013.