Mount Roland Conservation Area
Appearance
Mount Roland | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,234 m (4,049 ft)AHD[1] |
Prominence | 563 m (1,847 ft)[1] |
Listing | List of highest mountains of Tasmania |
Coordinates | 41°27′35″S 146°15′35″E / 41.45972°S 146.25972°E[2] |
Geography | |
Location | North West Tasmania, Australia |
Geology | |
Rock age | Jurassic |
Mountain type | Dolerite |
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
- ^ a b c "Mount Roland, Australia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "Mount Roland (TAS)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
- ^ 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
- ^ "ON MOUNT ROLAND". The Examiner (DAILY ed.). Launceston, Tasmania. 11 January 1910. p. 4. Retrieved 12 July 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Tasmania. Dept. of Parks, Wildlife and Heritage (1990), Mount Roland day walk map, Tasmap, retrieved 12 July 2012
- ^ Mount Roland day walk map, Tasmap, 1986, retrieved 12 July 2012
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
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