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Mount Roland
Mount Roland from the lookout at Sheffield
Highest point
Elevation1,234 m (4,049 ft)AHD[1]
Prominence563 m (1,847 ft)[1]
ListingList of highest mountains of Tasmania
Coordinates41°27′35″S 146°15′35″E / 41.45972°S 146.25972°E / -41.45972; 146.25972 (Mount Roland)[2]
Geography
Mount Roland is located in Tasmania
Mount Roland
Mount Roland
Location in Tasmania
LocationNorth West Tasmania, Australia
Geology
Age of rockJurassic
Mountain typeDolerite

Mount Roland is a locality, a mountain, and a conservation area in the north west coast region of Tasmania, Australia.[3]

It is near the town of Sheffield. The peak rises to 1,234 metres (4,049 ft) above sea level[1] and there are a number of well-marked bushwalks suitable for a day of pleasant exercise. There are long established walking tracks from both Claude Road and Gowrie Park to the summit.[4][5][6]

A Mount Roland cable car has been proposed for the mountain on several occasions.[7] The local community remains divided over the suitability or desirability of a cable car.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mount Roland, Australia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Mount Roland (TAS)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  3. ^ University of Tasmania. Institute for Regional Development; Mount Roland Steering Committee (Tas.) (2011), Mount Roland developing a destination, University of Tasmania, archived from the original on 1 May 2012, retrieved 12 July 2012
  4. ^ "ON MOUNT ROLAND". The Examiner (DAILY ed.). Launceston, Tasmania. 11 January 1910. p. 4. Retrieved 12 July 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ Tasmania. Dept. of Parks, Wildlife and Heritage (1990), Mount Roland day walk map, Tasmap, retrieved 12 July 2012
  6. ^ Mount Roland day walk map, Tasmap, 1986, retrieved 12 July 2012
  7. ^ "Cable car tourism push for Sheffield's Mt Roland". The Mercury. 27 April 2014. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  8. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)