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Mount Pelion West
Pelion West from near Pelion Hut on Pelion Plains
Highest point
Elevation1,560 m (5,120 ft)[1][2]
Prominence469 m (1,539 ft)[2]
Isolation6.35 km (3.95 mi)[2]
Coordinates41°49′48″S 145°58′12″E / 41.83000°S 145.97000°E / -41.83000; 145.97000[3]
Geography
Mount Pelion West is located in Tasmania
Mount Pelion West
Mount Pelion West
Location in Tasmania
LocationCentral Highlands, Tasmania, Australia
Parent rangePelion Range
Topo mapAchilles (4036)
Geology
Age of rockJurassic
Mountain typeDolerite
Climbing
Easiest routeOne day return from Pelion Hut, via the Overland Track

Mount Pelion West is a mountain located in the Central Highlands region of Tasmania, Australia. The mountain is part of the Pelion Range and is situated within the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park at the easternmost boundary of the Murchison River catchment.

Mount Pelion West is the fourth highest mountain in Tasmania with an elevation of 1,560 metres (5,120 ft) above sea level[1][2] and is one of only eight mountains in the state which are over 1,500 metres (4,900 ft).[4]

  1. ^ a b "LISTmap (Mount Pelion West)". Tasmanian Government Department of Primary Industries and Water. Retrieved 14 January 2008.
  2. ^ a b c d "Mount Pelion West, Australia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Mount Pelion West (TAS)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  4. ^ "Height of major Mountains, Tasmania". Australian Bureau of Statistics. January 1946. Retrieved 6 June 2015.

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