Mount Anne

Mount Anne
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″S146°25′26″E / 42.94306°S 146.42389°E Coordinates: 42°56′35″S146°25′26″E / 42.94306°S 146.42389°E
Geography
	Mount Anne Location in Tasmania
Location	South West Tasmania, Australia
Geology
Age of rock	Jurassic
Mountain type	Dolerite
Climbing
First ascent	25 December 1929; by Walter Crookall and Geoff Chapman

Last updated April 02, 2022

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.

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.^[3] Several cavers have been killed trying to explore its depths.^[4]

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 ]}

History

Mount Anne was named by George Frankland after his wife, Georgina Anne in 1835.^[5] Henry Judd reached the Mount Anne Plateau from the Huon Valley in 1880.^[5] Walter Crookall and Geoff Chapman, members of the Hobart Walking Club found a way to the top on 25 December 1929.^[6] The long hike from Maydena or Huonville became a day-walk after the construction of the Scotts Peak Dam Road in 1970.^[6]

A hut was constructed on the nearby Mt Eliza by the Hobart Walking Club in 1974 to ease access to the mountain.^[7]

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.^[8]

Gallery

Mount Anne summit, 1972
Mt Anne from High Shelf Camp

360° panorama from the peak of Mount Anne

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References

1 2 3 4 "Mount Anne, Australia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
↑ 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.
↑ Australian Caver 105, 1984 Features Anne-A-Kananda of Mount Anne Tasmania + map
↑ 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
1 2 Chapman, John (2008). South West Tasmania. ISBN 978-1-920995-03-4.
1 2 Cannon, John. "Mount Anne". Centre for Tasmanian Historical Studies. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
↑ "Mt Eliza Memorial Hut". Backcountry Huts.
↑ "Southwest National Park: Track notes" (PDF). Wild. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 September 2012.

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[pb-1] 1 2 3 4 "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

[chapman-5] 1 2 Chapman, John (2008). South West Tasmania. ISBN 978-1-920995-03-4.

[utas-6] 1 2 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.

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