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Oceania / Australia / Tasmania / kunanyi / Mount Wellington
Record SL-705254 · Wikidata Q204552

kunanyi / Mount Wellington

kunanyi
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Elevation
1,271 m
4,168 ft
Prominence
693 m
Isolation
47.6 km
Coordinates
42.8960° S, 147.2373° E
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kunanyi / Mount Wellington
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Description

Wikipedia

Mount Wellington, also known as kunanyi () in palawa kani and gazetted as kunanyi / Mount Wellington, is a mountain in the south-east of Tasmania, Australia. It is the summit of the Wellington Range and is within Wellington Park reserve. Hobart, Tasmania's capital city, is located at the foot of the mountain. The mountain rises 1,271 metres (4,170 ft) above sea level and is sometimes covered by snow, even in summer, and the lower slopes are thickly forested, but crisscrossed by many walking tracks and a few fire trails. There is also a sealed narrow road to the summit, about 22 kilometres (14 mi) from Hobart central business district. An enclosed lookout near the summit has views of the city below and to the east, the Derwent estuary, and also glimpses of the World Heritage Area nearly 100 kilometres (62 mi) west. From Hobart, the most distinctive feature of Mount Wellington is the cliff of dolerite columns known as the Organ Pipes.

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Mount Arthur 1,140 m NW 311° 2.0 km
South Wellington 1,185 m S 193° 2.3 km
Thark Ridge 1,260 m W 265° 3.0 km
Chimney Pot Hill 496 m SE 128° 4.2 km
Tom Thumb 1,056 m NW 302° 4.3 km
Devils Throne 1,036 m W 261° 4.7 km