Markham Heights

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Markham Heights
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Markham Heights
Location in Tasmania
Highest point
Elevation 1,542 m (5,059 ft)AHD [1]
Prominence 52 m (171 ft) [1]
Parent peak Legges Tor
Isolation 2.13 km (1.32 mi) [1]
Listing Highest mountains of Tasmania
Coordinates 41°31′S147°39′E / 41.51°S 147.65°E / -41.51; 147.65
Naming
Etymology Sir Albert Markham
Geography
Location Tasmania, Australia
Parent range Ben Lomond

Markham Heights is a mountain peak that forms part of the Ben Lomond Range, in the northeast of Tasmania, Australia. [2]

Markham Heights is located 1,542 metres (5,059 ft) above sea level, [1] [3] and is the seventh highest peak in Tasmania.

It is named for Sir Albert Markham, an Arctic explorer. [4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "King Davids Peak, Australia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Markham Heights, Tasmania". Australia Geographic Names Database. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Land Information System Tasmania". Tasmanian Government. Retrieved 21 March 2016. (Search for 'Markham Heights').
  4. ↑ "Ben Lomond National Park: Management Plan 1998". Parks and Wildlife Service, Tasmania. p. 68. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2016.


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