Wellington Range

Wellington Range
Coordinates	42°53′S 147°13′E
Managing authorities	Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service

The Wellington Range is a mountain range in the Tasmania, Australia. The range is mainly composed of dolerite and features evidence of past glaciation. Prominent features include Mount Wellington, Collins Cap, Collins Bonnet via Myrtle Forest, Trestle Mountain, Mount Marian, Mount Charles and Mount Patrick via Middle Hill. The Wellington Range is part of the Wellington Park Reserve.

Environment

The Wellington Range is home to over 500 unique species of flora, despite being mostly high alpine region. The range forms part of the South-east Tasmania Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance in the conservation of a range of woodland birds, especially the endangered Swift Parrot and Forty-spotted Pardalote.

Lake Seal, Mount Field National Park. The remains of a Pleistocene cirque glacier are visible in the walls around lake seal.