The Hazards
| The Hazards | ||
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 The Hazards from the southern part of Hazard Beach |
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| Highest peak | Mount Dove ( 485 m ) | |
| location | Tasmania | |
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| Coordinates | 42 ° 9 ′ S , 148 ° 18 ′ E | |
The Hazards are a mountain range in the east of the Australian state of Tasmania . The wild area is in Freycinet National Park on the east coast, east of Swansea , between Coles Bay and Wineglass Bay .
Mount Amos and Mount Dove are the most famous peaks. A path leads from the beach of Wineglas Bay to the neighboring Mount Amos.
history
They are named after a local whaler, the African-American Captain Richard Hazard .
geology
The Hazards are made of granite with pink feldspar , an orthoclase that gives the mountains their pink color.
mountains
- Mount Amos - 454 m
- Mount Dove - 485 m
- Mount Mayson - 415 m
- Mount Parsons - 433 m
- Mount Baudin - 413 m