Mount Thetis

Mount Thetis
Mount Thetis Location in Tasmania
Highest point
Elevation	1,482 m (4,862 ft) [1]
Prominence	285 m (935 ft) [1]
Isolation	2.97 km (1.85 mi) [1]
Listing	20th highest mountain in Tasmania
Coordinates	41°51′36″S145°59′24″E / 41.86000°S 145.99000°E / -41.86000; 145.99000 (Mount Thetis) [2]
Geography
Location	Central Highlands, Tasmania, Australia
Parent range	Du Cane
Geology
Rock age	Jurassic
Mountain type	Dolerite

Mount Thetis is a mountain in the Central Highlands region of Tasmania, Australia. It is part of the Pelion Range and is situated within the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park. It is a major feature of the national park, and is a popular venue with bushwalkers and mountain climbers.

With an elevation of 1,482 metres (4,862 ft) above sea level, Mount Thetis is the twentieth-highest mountain in Tasmania.

See also

• Australia portal
• Mountains portal

• List of highest mountains of Tasmania

References

1. "Mount Thetis, Australia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
2. "Mount Thetis (TAS)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.

External links

• Parks Tasmania
• Kiernan, Kevin (1992). "Mountain geomorphology and the Last Glaciation at Lake St Clair" (PDF). Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania. 126. Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Tasmania: 47–57. OCLC   271191704. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 June 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.