Mount Anne

Mount Anne

Mount Anne, Mount Eliza and the Eliza Plateau from Scotts Peak Dam Road
Highest point
Elevation 1,423 m (4,669 ft) AHD 
Coordinates 42°56′31″S 146°25′26″E / 42.942°S 146.424°E / -42.942; 146.424
Geography
Location Tasmania, Australia
Geology
Age of rock Jurassic
Mountain type Dolerite
Mount Anne summit, 1972

Mount Anne is a mountain in the Southwest National Park in the Australian state of Tasmania. It is within the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Tasmanian Wilderness.

Mount Anne is the nineteenth-highest mountain in the Tasmania, but the highest in south-west Tasmania, adding to its appearance of prominence.[1] It dominates the area surrounding Lake Pedder.

Although a primarily dolerite structure, it has a large sub-structure of dolomite, which contains an extensive cave system. This system includes the famous 'Anna-a-Kananda' cave — one of the deepest caves in Australia.[2] Several cavers have been killed trying to explore its depths.[3]

Mount Anne has a superb region of ancient Gondwanan-type vegetation on its north-east ridge, some of which are amongst the oldest surviving plant species on the planet.

History

Mount Anne was named by George Frankland after his wife, Georgina Anne in 1835.[4] Henry Judd reached the Mount Anne Plateau from the Huon Valley in 1880.[4] Walter Crookall and Geoff Chapman, members of the Hobart Walking Club found a way to the top on 25 December 1929.[5] The long hike from Maydena or Huonville became a day-walk after the construction of the Scotts Peak Dam Road in 1970.[5]

360° panorama from the peak of Mount Anne

Bushwalking

Mount Anne is a common bushwalking destination for experienced walkers, the Mount Anne circuit is a 4-day walk that can include summiting Mount Anne.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑
    • Wilkinson, Bill. (1994) The Abels: Tasmania’s mountains over 1100 m high Launceston, Tas.: Regal Publications ISBN 0-949457-67-1. South west region highest at pp.39 and 40, and page 43 Table B - The Abels arranged in Order of Altitude, 28th-highest in Wilkinsons list 1994.
  2. ↑ Australian Caver 105, 1984 Features Anne-A-Kananda of Mount Anne Tasmania + map
  3. ↑ Ellis, Ross; Nurse, Ben; Hanley, Lawrence; Sydney Speleological Society (1988), Australia's caves, Australian Geographic, retrieved 29 July 2015 - mentions this cave as being the deepest
  4. 1 2 Chapman, John. South West Tasmania. ISBN 978-1-920995-03-4.
  5. 1 2 Cannon, John. "Mount Anne". Centre for Tasmanian Historical Studies. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  6. ↑ http://www.wild.com.au/uploads/wild/general/Southwest_NP.pdf | Track Notes


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