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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