The Abels are a group of 158 Tasmanian mountains above 1100m and with a prominence of at least 150m.
They are listed in the books The Abels.Volume 2, Part A covers the mid west and the west of Tasmania. It is significantly revised from the 1st Edition published in 2011. Volume 2 (sections 6 & 7) : a comprehensive guide to Tasmania's mountains over 1100 metres high / edited by Bill Wilkinson. Second edition. Moonah, Tasmania : Tasmanian Outdoors Collection,
Climbing them all is part of the Tasmanian peakbagging movement. The Abels list was devised by Bill Wilkinson in 1994, based on the Munros in Scotland. Many of the Abels are extremely remote, requiring a lengthy hike into the South West Wilderness, including Federation Peak and Precipitous Bluff. The first person to climb all 158 peaks was in Philip Dawson in 2011, and the first woman was Maureen Martin in 2017. +List Of Abels by HeightRankHeight (m)NameSection11617Mt Ossa521575Legges Tor231560Mt Pelion West541559Barn Bluff151545Cradle Mtn161528Stacks Bluff271520+Du Cane Range581514Mt Massif591499King Davids Peak4101485Mt Gould5111482Falling Mtn5121482Mt Thetis5131481The Acropolis5141480Mt Hyperion5151472Mt Olympus5161461Mt Pelion East5171459Mt Jerusalem4181458Clumner Bluff4191454Turrana Bluff4201447Mt Gell6211446Frenchmans Cap6221444Ironstone Mtn4231440Eldon Peak6241435Mt Field West3251431Walled Mtn5261425Goulds Sugarloaf5271423Mt Anne9281420+Mt Barrow2291420+Mersey Crag4301420+Perrins Bluff5311420Western Bluff4321416Mt Rufus5331413Macs Mtn5341410Mt Emmett1351406Twin Spires4361403Mt Hugel5371401Sandbanks Tier4381398Snowy South10391394The Guardians5401394Wild Dog Tier4411393Rats Castle4421390Nevada Peak10431382Mt Manfred5441378Mt Cuvier5451377Rodway Range3461376Florentine Peak3471375Mt Byron5481369Ragged Jack2491368Ben Nevis2501366High Dome6511365Mensa Moor2521363Mt Achilles5531363Mt King William II6541361Eldon Bluff6551350Mt Rogoona4561344Mt Weld10571340+Black Bluff Range1581340Drys Bluff4591339Wylds Craig8601327Mt Picton10611326Mtns of Jupiter4621324Mt King William I6631321Eldon Crag6641300Slatters Peak6651290+Cheyne Range6661290+Reeds Peak8671290Mt Sarah Jane9681286Mt Oakleigh5691282Philps Peak6701281Mt Inglis1711279Mt Othrys5721278Mt Murchison7731274Mt Field East3741271Clytemnestra6751271Mt Wellington3761270+Mt Pillinger5771262Mt Lot9781261Collins Bonnet3791261Snowy North10801260+Bonds Craig8811260+Cummings Head4821259Pyramid Mtn6831256Mt Saddleback2841254Hartz Peak10851254Horizontal Hill5861250+Pindars Peak10871248Mt Campbell1881245Mt Mueller9891244Wentworth Hills6901241Mt Ida5911238Agamemnon6921234Mt Roland1931228Quamby Bluff4941225Adamsons Peak10951225Federation Peak9961222Mt Hobhouse6971221Mt Shakespeare8981220Loddon Bluff6991213Millers Bluff41001213Mt Victoria21011210+Parson and Clerk Mtn41021208Castle Mtn61031204The Thumbs81041203Brewery Knob11051198Clear Hill81061198Mt Lord31071194Rocky Hill61081191Mt Geikie71091187Mt Arthur21101184Mt Nereus51111181West Portal81121179Mt Tyndall71131177Dome Hill61141172Camp Hill61151170+Recondite Knob11161169Mt Jukes71171164Trestle Mtn31181158Mt La Perouse101191156Mt Kate11201152Mt Proteus51211151Mt Orion91221151Mt Sirius91231148Mt Sedgwick71241148Mt Wedge91251146Mt Owen71261145Precipitous Bluff101271144Mt Marian31281144Mt Sorell71291143Mt Dundas71301142Tramontane61311140Mt Beecroft11321140Mt Penny West41331140Sharlands Peak61341127Pokana Peak81351125Nescient Peak41361124Conical Mtn81371123Mt Read71381122East Tower21391122The Spires81401121Mt Maurice21411120+Mt Albert21421120Mt Victoria Cross101431119Mt Hayes91441119Mt Patrick41451112Mt Wright81461111Mt Bobs101471111The Chimera61481111Stepped Hills81491110+Mt Tor11501110+West Tower21511110Mt Wylly101521109The Hippogriff61531108The Needles101541107Mt Aldebaran91551107St Valentines Peak11561106Abbotts Lookout31571106Mt Scorpio91581100+Marriotts Lookout3 +List of Completed AbelistsPositionNameDate FinishedFinal AbelNotes1Phil Dawson17 January 2011TramontaneRecord: first completer2Paul Geeves29 December 2012TramontaneSecond fastest to do a round of Abels: 17 yrs 10 mths3Kent Lillico18 May 2013Nescient PeakAged 50 on completion. Was once youngest completer4Tony Woolford22 April 2015Mt ProteusRecord: First family man to complete5Andrew Davey5 January 2016Dome Hill6Malcolm Waterston12 January 2016Camp HillRecord: first person to complete all Abels and Scottish Munroes7John Carswell30 March 2016Mt GeikieRecord: longest time to complete: 54 years8Brian O’Byrne9 April 2016Mt TorAged 68 on completion9Mark Wright8 February 2017The Spires10Martin Doran20 March 2017Tramontane11David Walker5 April 2017Mt Othrys12Dale Lisson14 April 2017Black Bluff Range13Maureen Martin20 May 2017Mt BobsRecord: First woman14David Young23 February 2018Mt Proteus15Zane Robnik10 June 2018Stacks BluffRecords: Youngest completer; second fastest round of Abels (aged 26 yrs + 2 days on completion, which took 2 years, 197 days)16Shelly Napier13 April 2019King Davids PeakSecond female. Second fastest female to complete. (7 yrs, 5 months, 18 days). Record: Youngest female completer; second youngest completer overall. Age at completion: 36 yrs17Graeme Pennicott02 March 2020Tramontane18Geoff O'Hara11 December 2020Mt Nereus19David Griffiths13 December 2020Mt King William IIRecord for oldest completer. Aged 76 (2021). No exact data for a record supplied20Terry Brain19 March 2021Perrins BluffFirst Supervet. 73 yrs 10 months and 6 days old on completion21Louise Fairfax10 February 2022Camp HillThird woman to complete. Record: First person to climb all the English Wainwrights as well as the Tasmanian Abels. 10 years to complete22Stuart Bowling14 March 2022Eldon CragAged 50. 15 yrs to complete23Lewis Taylor10 June 2022Mt WellingtonRecord: fastest completer. 158 days=24Emma-Jane Budarick27 December 2022Namaste NeedlesEmma and William are the first couple to complete the Abels together, having done them all together. Bravo you two! (Done in 4.6 years). Emma 35, Will 37=24William Gregory27 December 2022Namaste NeedlesEmma and William are the first couple to complete the Abels together, having done them all together. Bravo you two! (Done in 4.6 years). Emma 35, Will 3726Becca Lunnon21 January 2023TramontaneAged 36. 11 years to complete. 5th woman27John Whiteley24 January 2023Mt Hobhouse28Steve Griffin22 February 2023Namaste Needles=29Nitya Malhotra13 March 2023Namaste NeedlesSecond Couple to complete all Abels together. Nitya and Alex are the first couple to take their baby to their final summit: The Needles no less. Adi is 9 months old. He climbed Feder in utero=29Alex Willows13 March 2023Namaste NeedlesSecond Couple to complete all Abels together. Nitya and Alex are the first couple to take their baby to their final summit: The Needles no less. Adi is 9 months old. He climbed Feder in utero31Kathy Cotton02 April 2023Mt Barrow=32Ben Wells17 January 2024Falling Mtn=32Tracey Orr17 January 2024Falling Mtn34Jacqui Taylor01 April 2024West PortalRecord: Fastest female completer 2 yrs 3 months. Third fastest overall. Age on completion: 1 day before 42nd birthday35Julian von Bibra15 June 2024Mount KateAged 3436Nick Morgan06 July 2024Namaste NeedlesAged 34=37Gavin Brett03 March 2025Pyramid MountainFirst Parent/Child Completers=37Nelly Brett03 March 2025Pyramid MountainFirst Parent/Child Completers Record: Youngest completer 17 yrs39Simon Kendrick27 April 2025Mount Olympus NorthAged 68 years on completion40Maria Monypenny15 January 2026Precipitous Bluff41Lucas Chamberlain27 February 2026Mount Oakleigh42Jason Hickey28 February 2026The Spires43Richard Gardner09 May 2026Quamby Bluff
See also List of highest mountains of Tasmania South West Wilderness
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