The Australian island state of Tasmania has a diverse range of geography but a prominent feature is the mountains of the island. Overall Tasmania is comparatively low-lying with the highest point at . Tasmania has ten peaks over the height of . With thirty peaks higher than , it is one of the most mountainous islands in the world, and Tasmania is Australia's most mountainous state.
The majority of the mountain peaks of Tasmania are located in the Western half of the state, starting at the coast in the South West and extending inland to the north, or in the Central Highlands.
Tasmania's mountains were part of an ancient range of volcanic peaks from the period of Gondwana, and are the source of a large portion of Tasmania's wealth in the form of mining. Although the eastern half of the state is generally lower and flatter, there are still sizeable peaks located there, such as kunanyi/Mt Wellington.
Notable peaks
The following notable mountain peaks in Tasmania range in heights from above sea level. Rank Name Altitude Location Prominence Range Parent Notes m ft m ft1 Mount Ossa Pelion n/a 2 Legges Tor Ben Lomond n/a 3 Giblin Peak Ben Lomond Legges Tor 4 Mount Pelion West Pelion Mount Ossa 5 Barn Bluff 6 Cradle Mountain 7 Markham Heights Ben Lomond Legges Tor 8 Hamilton Crags Ben Lomond Legges Tor 9 Smithies Peak Stacks Bluff Ben Lomond Legges Tor 11 Du Cane Range (unnamed peak) Du Cane Mount Ossa 12 Mount Geryon North Du Cane Mount Ossa 13 Mount Massif Du Cane Mount Ossa 14 Misery Bluff Ben Lomond Legges Tor 15 Mount Geryon South Du Cane Mount Ossa 16 King Davids Peak 17 Ossian’s Throne Ben Lomond Legges Tor Coalmine Crag Ben Lomond Legges Tor 19 Mount Gould Du Cane Mount Ossa 20 Castle Crag Du Cane Mount Ossa Mount Thetis Du Cane Mount Ossa 22 The Acropolis Du Cane Mount Ossa 23 Mount Hyperion Du Cane Mount Ossa 24 Magnet Crag Ben Lomond Legges Tor 25 Mount Pelion East Pelion Mount Ossa 26 Mount Jerusalem 27 Mount Olympus East-Peak (Tasmania) Clumner Bluff 29 Mount Gell Cheyne Range 30 Solomons Throne Frenchmans Cap West Coast Range 32 Ironstone Mountain Great Western Tiers n/a 33 Eldon Peak Eldon Range n/a 34 Mount Field West Rodway Range 35 Mersey Crag Ben Lomond Legges Tor 36 Walled Mountain Du Cane Mount Ossa 37 Mount Anne 38 Western Bluff Great Western Tiers Ironstone Mountain 39 Mount Rufus 40 Macs Mountain Du Cane Mount Ossa 41 Mount Emmett Cradle Cirque Bluff Cirque 42 Fisher Bluff Great Western Tiers Ironstone Mountain 43 Mount Barrow Twin Spires 45 Mount Hugel 46 Mount Achilles Ben Lomond Legges Tor 47 Dry's Bluff Western Tiers 48 Mount Ragoona 49 Mount Mawson Rodway Range 50 Mount Murchison West Coast Range n/a 51 Mount Wellington Wellington n/a 52 Hartz Peak Hartz Mountainsn/a Mother Cummings Peak Great Western Tiers Ironstone Mountain 54 Mount Roland 55 Quamby Bluff Great Western Tiers Ironstone Mountain 56 Adamsons Peak Hartz Mountains Hartz Peak 57 Federation Peak Arthur Range 58 Artillery Knob 59 Mount Victoria Ben Lomond 60 Interview Pinnacle
Historical peaks As late as the mid-1950s adequate surveying of the mountains had not been completed - with the height of 19 peaks described as about in the list in Walch's Tasmanian Almanac of the over 115 peaks mentionedWalch's Tasmanian Almanac for 1956 - pp.416-417 The lack of sufficient surveying at that time also had the order of the top 10 peaks as: Mount Ossa Legges Tor Barn Bluff Mount Pelion West Cradle Mountain Stack's Bluff Mount Gould Mount Rufus Eldon Peak Mount Olympus
When Wilkinson did his 'The Abels' in 1994, items 1-9 were the same as the current list, however Mount Geryon was not in the Abels list, and Mount Gould had not been adequately given height data at that stage.* Wilkinson, Bill. (1994) The Abels: Tasmania’s mountains over 1100 m high Launceston, Tas.: Regal Publications . page 43+ Table B - The Abels arranged in Order of Altitude.
See also Tasmap and links for indication of the mapping of these mountains
Notes
Further reading Caine, Nel. (1983) The mountains of northeastern Tasmania: a study of alpine geomorphology Rotterdam: Balkema; Salem, NH, USA. . Wilkinson, Bill. (1994) The Abels: Tasmania’s mountains over 1100 m high Launceston, Tas.: Regal Publications .
External links Top 10 peaks Peak-Bagger's Guide to Tasmanian Mountains A List of Tasmania's High Places (compiled by the Bushwalk-Tasmania forum).