Mount Huxley (Tasmania)
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| Mount Huxley | |
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 Mount Huxley from the air,at left, King River Gorge centre, Mount Jukes highway to right, and Lake Burbury and the Crotty Dam at rear |
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| Elevation | 926 m (3,038 ft) |
| Location | |
| Location | West Coast, Tasmania |
| Range | West Coast Range |
| Coordinates | 42°08′S 145°35′E / 42.133°S 145.583°ECoordinates: 42°08′S 145°35′E / 42.133°S 145.583°E |
Mount Huxley is a mountain in the West Coast Range, Tasmania, named by Charles Gould in 1863 after Professor Thomas Henry Huxley.
A smaller of the west coast range mountains, with a large 200 metre outcrop/rock face on its southern side above the King River gorge just west of the Crotty Dam - parts of which are visible along the river gorge from the West Coast Wilderness Railway where it commences following the King River.
[edit] Location
- North of the King River Gorge, and Crotty Dam.
- North of Mount Jukes
- West of the Tofft River and Thureau Hills
- West of Lake Burbury, Tasmania
- South of Mount Owen
- South of Queenstown
[edit] Access
A very rough track approaches the mountain from the north, and from the south Queenstown area. The southern side is sheer cliff into the King River Gorge.
[edit] References
- Blainey, Geoffrey (2000). The Peaks of Lyell (6th ed. ed.). Hobart: St. David's Park Publishing. ISBN 0-7246-2265-9.
- Crawford, Patsy (2000). King: Story of a River. Montpelier Press. ISBN 1-876597-02-X.
- Whitham, Charles (2003). Western Tasmania - A land of riches and beauty (Reprint 2003 ed.). Queenstown: Municipality of Queenstown.
- 2003 edition - Queenstown: Municipality of Queenstown.
- 1949 edition - Hobart: Davies Brothers. OCLC 48825404; ASIN B000FMPZ80
- 1924 edition - Queenstown: Mount Lyell Tourist Association. OCLC 35070001; ASIN B0008BM4XC
[edit] Map source
- Tasmania 1:25 000 Series Map Owen 3833 Edition 2 2001
[edit] External links
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