Mount Black (Tasmania)

Mount Black
Mount Black

Location in Tasmania

Highest point
Elevation 950 m (3,120 ft)
Coordinates 41°45′36″S 145°33′36″E / 41.76000°S 145.56000°E / -41.76000; 145.56000Coordinates: 41°45′36″S 145°33′36″E / 41.76000°S 145.56000°E / -41.76000; 145.56000[1]
Geography
Location Western Tasmania, Australia
Parent range West Coast Range
Topo map 8014
Geology
Age of rock Jurassic
Climbing
Easiest route Murchison Highway

Mount Black is a mountain on the West Coast Range located in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia.[2] With an elevation of 950 metres (3,117 ft) above sea level, the mountain is located adjacent to the town of Rosebery.

The Murchison Highway passes around its lower slopes.[3]

It is the location of some former exploration and mine sites.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. "Mount Black (TAS)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  2. Baillie, Peter (2010). "The West Coast Range, Tasmania: Mountains and Geological Giants" (PDF). Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania (reprint ed.). Hobart, Tasmania: University of Tasmania. 144: 1–13. ISSN 0080-4703. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  3. Maclean, Charles; Aplin, Neil; Transport Tasmania. Transport Policy Unit (1981), An evaluation of a proposal for climbing lanes on the Mount Black section of the Murchison Highway, Transport Policy Unit, retrieved 25 February 2015
  4. "MOUNT BLACK PROPRIETARY.". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 15 August 1896. p. 11. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  5. "SOUTH MOUNT BLACK.". Daily Telegraph. Launceston, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 20 January 1897. p. 3. Retrieved 25 February 2015.


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