Mount Pelion East

Not to be confused with Mount Pelion West.

Mount Pelion East
Mount Pelion East
Highest point
Elevation	1,461 m (4,793 ft) ^[1]^[2]
Prominence	335 m (1,099 ft) ^[2]
Isolation	3.23 km (2.01 mi)
Parent peak	Mount Ossa
Listing	25th highest mountain in Tasmania
Coordinates	41°51′00″S 146°03′36″E / 41.85000°S 146.06000°E / -41.85000; 146.06000 (Mount Pelion East)Coordinates: 41°51′00″S 146°03′36″E / 41.85000°S 146.06000°E / -41.85000; 146.06000 (Mount Pelion East) ^[3]
Geography
Mount Pelion East Location in Tasmania
Location	Central Highlands, Tasmania, Australia
Parent range	Pelion
Topo map	Tasmap Cathedral 1:25000
Geology
Age of rock	Jurassic
Mountain type	Dolerite
Climbing
Easiest route	Walk / hike via the Overland Track from Pelion Gap

Mount Pelion East is a mountain located in the Central Highlands region of Tasmania, Australia. The mountain is situated within the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park.

With an elevation of 1,461 metres (4,793 ft) above sea level, the mountain is the 25th highest mountain in Tasmania, slightly higher than the better known Frenchmans Cap at 1,446 metres (4,744 ft). Unlike Mount Pelion West, Pelion East is not a massive mountain, more pinnacle-like, the spire shape having been caused by harsh glacial erosion many thousands of years ago.

Location and access

The mountain summit is at grid reference 225655 UTM Zone 55S and high resolution topographical information is available on Tasmap Cathedral 1:25000. To the west is Mount Pelion West, due north is Lake Ayr, due east is Curate Bluff in the Cathedral Mountain range, and due south is Mount Massif. The mountain is made up of dolerite and the lower slopes are covered in low scrub, including scoparia. This mountain is approximately midway between Pelion Hut and Kia Ora Hut on the Overland Track which passes within 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) of the summit.

Mount Pelion East may be accessed via the Overland Track from Cradle Mountain during the main walking season from November to April when a booking and fee system applies. During this walking period the track is restricted to limited numbers and north-south traffic only is permitted. In the off-season, walking is also allowed from the south at Lake St Clair. Another access route is the combined Arm River and Innes Tracks which passes Lake Ayr and joins the Overland Track at Pelion Plains. A wider overview of the area and access points is available on the Tasmap Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair map and notes publication.

This mountain can be climbed from the Overland Track which passes by very closely at Pelion Gap, at an elevation of 1,126 metres (3,694 ft).

Gallery

Pelion Gap and Mount Pelion East
Pelion East from the lower slopes
Mount Pelion East left, Cathedral Mountain centre and Mount Ossa right, as seen from Mount Pelion West
Mount Pelion East from high on Mount Ossa
Mount Doris in the foreground and Mount Pelion East behind - from the lower slopes of Mount Ossa
Summit
Mount Massif on the left and Mount Ossa on the right as seen from the summit of Mount Pelion East

References

↑ "LISTmap (Mount Pelion East)". Department of Primary Industries and Water. Government of Tasmania. Retrieved 29 February 2008.
1 2 "Mount Pelion East, Australia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
↑ "Mount Pelion East (TAS)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.

Mountains in Tasmania, Australia

Ben Lomond Range

Legges Tor (1,572 m or 5,157 ft)
Giblin Peak (1,569 m or 5,148 ft)
Markham Heights (1,542 m or 5,059 ft)
Hamilton Crags (1,540 m or 5,052 ft)
Stacks Bluff (1,527 m or 5,010 ft)
Misery Bluff (1,520 m or 4,987 ft)
Ossian’s Throne (1,498 m or 4,915 ft)
Coalmine Crag (1,498 m or 4,915 ft)
Magnet Crag (1,464 m or 4,803 ft)

Du Cane Range

unnamed peak (1,520 m or 4,987 ft)
Geryon North (1,516 m or 4,974 ft)
Massif (1,514 m or 4,967 ft)
Geryon South (1,509 m or 4,951 ft)
Gould (1,485 m or 4,872 ft)
Castle Crag (1,482 m or 4,862 ft)
Thetis (1,482 m or 4,862 ft)
The Acropolis (1,481 m or 4,859 ft)

Eldon Range

Eldon Peak (1,440 m or 4,724 ft)
Eldon Bluff

Great Western Tiers

Ironstone (1,443 m or 4,734 ft)

Pelion Range

Ossa (1,614 m or 5,295 ft)
Pelion West (1,560 m or 5,118 ft)
Pelion East (1,461 m or 4,793 ft)

Wellington Range

Kunanyi / Wellington (1,269 m or 4,163 ft)

West Coast Range

Murchison (1,275 m or 4,183 ft)
Jukes (1,168 m or 3,832 ft)
Sedgwick (1,147 m or 3,763 ft)
Owen (1,146 m or 3,760 ft)
Sorell (1,144 m or 3,753 ft)
Dundas (1,143 m or 3,750 ft)
Read (1,124 m or 3,688 ft)
Proprietary Peak (1,103 m or 3,619 ft)
Hamilton (1,103 m or 3,619 ft)
Darwin (1,031 m or 3,383 ft)

Tyndall	Geikie (1,191 m or 3,907 ft) Tyndall (1,179 m or 3,868 ft)

Sticht	unnamed peak (1,080 m or 3,543 ft)

Not in a defined range

Frenchmans Cap (1,446 m or 4,744 ft)

Central Highlands region of Tasmania, Australia

Settlements

Governance

Mountains

Du Cane Range	The Acropolis Castle Crag Geryon Gould Ossa Thetis

Cradle Cirque - Bluff Cirque	Barn Bluff Cradle Smithies

Cathedral	Cathedral

Great Western Tiers	Ironstone Mother Cummings Quamby Bluff

Pelion Range	Pelion East Pelion West

National parks
Other conservation areas

Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair
Mole Creek Karst
Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area
Walls of Jerusalem

Central Plateau Conservation Area

Interlaken Lakeside Reserve

Rivers

Lakes

Arthurs
Augusta
Binney
Bradys
Bronte
Crescent
Echo
Great
King William
Lagoon of Islands
Mackenzie
Pine Lagoon
St Clair
Sorell

Dams

Meander

Power stations

Transport

Landmarks

other

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Mount Pelion East

Location and access

Gallery

See also

References