Mount Zeehan

Mount Zeehan
Mt Zeehan and "The Pyramids" c. 2020
Highest point
Elevation701 m (2,300 ft)[1]
Prominence441 m (1,447 ft)[1]
Isolation8.5 km (5.3 mi)[1]
Coordinates41°55′36.12″S 145°19′22.44″E / 41.9267000°S 145.3229000°E / -41.9267000; 145.3229000
Naming
Native nameWeiawenena Peerapper (Northwestern Tasmanian)
Geography
Mount Zeehan is located in Tasmania
Mount Zeehan
Mount Zeehan
Location in Tasmania
LocationWest Coast of Tasmania, Australia
Parent rangeHeemskirk Range
Geology
Rock ageJurassic
Mountain typeDolerite

Mount Zeehan /mntˈzən/ MOWNT-ZEE-ən (Peerapper/palawa kani: Weiawenena)[2] is a mountain located in the Heemskirk Range on the West Coast of Tasmania, Australia. It has an elevation of 701 metres (2,300 ft) above sea level.[3] The closest town is Zeehan, about 4.93 kilometres (3 mi) to the east.[4]

  1. ^ a b c "Mount Zeehan, Tasmania". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  2. ^ Milligan, Joseph (1858). "On the dialects and languages of the Aboriginal Tribes of Tasmania, and on their manners and customs" (PDF). Papers of the Royal Society of Tasmania: 270.
  3. ^ "Frequently asked questions about Mount Heemskirk in Tasmania - Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia".
  4. ^ "Frequently asked questions about Mount Zeehan in Tasmania - Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia".