Eldon Range
| Eldon Range | ||
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| Highest peak | Eldon Peak ( 1439 m ) | |
| location | Tasmania | |
| part of | Great dividing range | |
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| Coordinates | 41 ° 59 ′ S , 145 ° 50 ′ E | |
The Eldon Range is a mountain range in the western part of the Australian state of Tasmania and part of the Great Dividing Range . It is located north of Lake Burbury in the southwest corner of Cradle Mountain Lake St. Clair National Park . Unlike the West Coast Range adjoining it to the south , the Eldon Range runs in an east-west direction. The Eldon River runs on its north and west sides, while the South Eldon River runs on its southern foot.
Naming
It is said that in 1828 Henry Hellyer named today's Mount Farrell near Tullah as Mount Eldon after John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon (1751-1838), then Lord Chancellor of England. But in 1869 Charles Gould gave the mountain range this name.
mountains
At 1,439 m, Eldon Peak is the highest point and also the westernmost peak. The Eldon Bluff is the easternmost peak. A smaller mountain in the south is called Little Eldons , is 640 m high and separated from the actual Eldon Range by the South Eldon River.
Eldon Peak is one of the least climbed mountains in Tasmania because it is very remote. It was climbed by legendary Tasmanian mountaineer Keith Lancaster in 1947 . He found a stone man there and concluded that he was not the first European on this summit. Lancaster rose from the valley of the King River , a route that is no longer possible today due to the damming of the river. Today you ascend from the southeast or south over Lake Ewart at the foot of Eldon Bluff. All ascents lead through pathless terrain that is partially overgrown with impenetrable bushes.
Part of the route from the south follows the western boundary of Cradle Mountain St. Clair National Park , which was marked with stakes by ranger Charlie Spencer . Some of the stakes are still around today and can be used as a guide. Orientation is very difficult in bad weather.
Web links
Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area . Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service.
literature
- Charles Whitham: Western Tasmania: A Land of Riches and Beauty .
- Edition 2003 - Queenstown: Municipality of Queenstown.
- 1949 edition - Hobart: Davies Brothers. OCLC 48825404 .
- 1924 edition - Queenstown: Mount Lyell Tourist Association. OCLC 35070001 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ James Backhouse Walker: Stoddart, DM (Ed.): Walk to the West . published on behalf of the Royal Society of Tasmania by Artemis Pub. Consultants, Hobart 1993, ISBN 0-9598679-9-6 .