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Mount Anne
Mount Anne, Mount Eliza and the Eliza Plateau from Scotts Peak Dam Road
Highest point
Elevation	1,423 m (4,669 ft)AHD
Prominence	963 m (3,159 ft)
Isolation	32.15 km (19.98 mi)
Coordinates	42°56′35″S 146°25′26″E / 42.94306°S 146.42389°E / -42.94306; 146.42389 (Mount Anne)
Geography
Mount AnneLocation in Tasmania
Location	South West Tasmania, Australia
Geology
Rock age	Jurassic
Mountain type	Dolerite
Climbing
First ascent	25 December 1929 by Walter Crookall and Geoff Chapman

Mount Anne is a mountain located in the Southwest National Park in south-west region of Tasmania, Australia. The mountain lies within the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Tasmanian Wilderness.

With an elevation of 1,423 metres (4,669 ft) above sea level, Mount Anne is within the forty highest mountains in Tasmania, and is the highest in south-west Tasmania, adding to its appearance of prominence. It dominates the area surrounding Lake Pedder.

Location and features

Although a primarily dolerite structure, it has a large sub-structure of dolomite, which contains an extensive cave system. This system includes the famous 'Anna-a-Kananda' cave — one of the deepest caves in Australia. Several cavers have been killed trying to explore its depths.

Mount Anne has a superb region of ancient Gondwanan-type vegetation on its north-east ridge, some of which are amongst the oldest surviving plant species on the planet.

History

Mount Anne was named by George Frankland after his wife, Georgina Anne in 1835. Henry Judd reached the Mount Anne Plateau from the Huon Valley in 1880. Walter Crookall and Geoff Chapman, members of the Hobart Walking Club found a way to the top on 25 December 1929. The long hike from Maydena or Huonville became a day-walk after the construction of the Scotts Peak Dam Road in 1970.

A hut was constructed on the nearby Mt Eliza by the Hobart Walking Club in 1974 to ease access to the mountain.

Mount Anne is a common bushwalking destination for experienced walkers, the Mount Anne circuit is a 4-day walk that can include summiting Mount Anne.

Gallery

• Mount Anne summit, 1972
• Mt Anne from High Shelf Camp

See also

• List of highest mountains of Tasmania

References

1. ^ "Mount Anne, Australia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
2. Wilkinson, Bill (1994). "South west region highest: Table B - The Abels arranged in Order of Altitude". The Abels: Tasmania's mountains over 1100 m high. Launceston, Tas.: Regal Publications. pp. 39–40 and 43. ISBN 0-949457-67-1.
3. Australian Caver 105, 1984 Features Anne-A-Kananda of Mount Anne Tasmania + map
4. Ellis, Ross; Nurse, Ben; Hanley, Lawrence; Sydney Speleological Society (1988), Australia's caves, Australian Geographic, retrieved 29 July 2015 - mentions this cave as being the deepest
5. ^ Chapman, John (2008). South West Tasmania. ISBN 978-1-920995-03-4.
6. ^ Cannon, John. "Mount Anne". Centre for Tasmanian Historical Studies. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
7. "Mt Eliza Memorial Hut". Backcountry Huts.
8. "Southwest National Park: Track notes" (PDF). Wild. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 September 2012.

External links

• Parks Tasmania

v t e Mountains in Tasmania, Australia
Arthur Range	Eastern Federation (1,224 m or 4,016 ft)
Ben Lomond	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) Victoria (1,213 m or 3,980 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) Achilles (1,363 m or 4,472 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)
Meehan Range	Direction (418 m or 1,371 ft) Gunners Quoin (423 m or 1,388 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) 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) Heemskirk Agnew (848 m or 2,782 ft) Dundas (1,143 m or 3,750 ft) Heemskirk (751 m or 2,464 ft) Zeehan (701 m or 2,300 ft) Sticht unnamed peak (1,080 m or 3,543 ft) Tyndall Geikie (1,191 m or 3,907 ft) Tyndall (1,179 m or 3,868 ft)
Not in a defined range	Mount Olympus (1,472 m or 4,829 ft) Frenchmans Cap (1,446 m or 4,744 ft) Barrow (1,406 m or 4,613 ft)
Highest summit elevation in Tasmania Category

• Mountains of Tasmania
• South West Tasmania