Mount Anne
{{Short description|Mountain in Tasmania, Australia}}
{{About|the mountain in Australia|the mountain in Antarctica with the same name|Mount Anne (Antarctica)}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2015}}
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{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount Anne
| photo = Mt Anne and Mt Eliza from Scott's Peak Dam Road.jpg
| photo_caption = Mount Anne, Mount Eliza and the Eliza Plateau from Scotts Peak Dam Road
| photo_size = 280
| elevation_m = 1423
| elevation_ref = {{AHD}}{{cite peakbagger |pid=11536 |title=Mount Anne, Australia |units=meters |access-date=30 May 2017 }}
| prominence_m = 963
| isolation_km = 32.15
| location = South West Tasmania, Australia
| range =
| coordinates = {{Coord|42|56|35|S|146|25|26|E|type:mountain_region:AU-TAS|name=Mount Anne|display=inline,title}}
| topo =
| type = Dolerite
| age = Jurassic
| map = Australia Tasmania
| map_caption = Location in Tasmania
| map_size = 280
| label_position = right
| 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 {{convert|1423|m}} 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.{{cite book |author=Wilkinson, Bill |year=1994 |title=The Abels: Tasmania's mountains over 1100 m high |location=Launceston, Tas. |publisher=Regal Publications |isbn=0-949457-67-1 |pages=39–40 and 43 |section=South west region highest: Table B - The Abels arranged in Order of Altitude }} 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.Australian Caver 105, 1984 Features Anne-A-Kananda of Mount Anne Tasmania + map Several cavers have been killed trying to explore its depths.{{Citation | author1=Ellis, Ross | author2=Nurse, Ben | author3=Hanley, Lawrence | author4=Sydney Speleological Society | title=Australia's caves | publication-date=1988 | publisher=Australian Geographic | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/20390732 | access-date=29 July 2015 }} - mentions this cave as being the deepest
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.{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}}
History
Mount Anne was named by George Frankland after his wife, Georgina Anne in 1835.{{cite book|last=Chapman|first=John|title=South West Tasmania|year=2008|isbn=978-1-920995-03-4}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/M/Mount%20Anne.htm|title=Mount Anne|last=Cannon|first=John|publisher=Centre for Tasmanian Historical Studies|access-date=24 March 2010}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.backcountryhuts.net/huts/mt-eliza-memorial-hut%EF%BE%A0high-camp/ |title=Mt Eliza Memorial Hut |publisher=Backcountry Huts}}
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.{{cite web |url=http://www.wild.com.au/uploads/wild/general/Southwest_NP.pdf |title=Southwest National Park: Track notes |work=Wild |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908102249/http://www.wild.com.au/uploads/wild/general/Southwest_NP.pdf |archive-date=8 September 2012 |df=dmy-all }}
Gallery
Mount Anne area - Mt Anne - 2805449334.jpg|Mount Anne summit, 1972
Mt Anne from High Shelf Camp.jpg|Mt Anne from High Shelf Camp
{{Panorama
|image = File:Mt Anne panorama.jpg
|fullwidth = 800
|fullheight = 441
|caption = 360° panorama from the peak of Mount Anne
|height = 220
}}
See also
{{stack|{{Portal|Australia|Mountains}}}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- [https://www.parks.tas.gov.au/ Parks Tasmania]
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