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Tasmania, an island state in Australia, is famous for its amazing mountains! Even though parts of Tasmania are quite flat, it's actually one of the most mountainous islands on Earth. Its highest point is Mount Ossa, which stands at 1,617 meters (5,305 feet) tall. Tasmania has ten peaks that are taller than 1,500 meters (4,921 feet) and thirty peaks higher than 1,200 meters (3,937 feet)! This makes Tasmania Australia's most mountainous state.

Most of Tasmania's mountains are found in the western part of the state. They stretch from the coast in the South West all the way inland to the north, or they are located in the Central Highlands.

Tasmania's mountains are very old. They were once part of ancient volcanoes from a supercontinent called Gondwana. These mountains have been a source of great wealth for Tasmania because of the valuable minerals found there through mining. Even the eastern side of the state, which is generally flatter, has some big mountains like kunanyi / Mt Wellington.

Discover Tasmania's Tallest Mountains

Tasmania is home to many impressive mountains. Here's a list of some of the most notable peaks, all ranging from about 1,200 to 1,600 meters (3,937 to 5,249 feet) above sea level. This list shows their height, where they are, and which mountain range they belong to.

Rank Name Height Location Prominence Range Parent Mountain
m ft m ft
1 Mount Ossa 1617 5305 41°52′12″S 146°01′48″E / 41.87000°S 146.03000°E / -41.87000; 146.03000 (Mount Ossa) 1617 5305 Pelion n/a
2 Legges Tor 1572 5157 41°31′48″S 147°39′00″E / 41.53000°S 147.65000°E / -41.53000; 147.65000 (Legges Tor) 1303 4275 Ben Lomond n/a
3 Giblin Peak 1569 5148 41°31′48″S 147°39′00″E / 41.53000°S 147.65000°E / -41.53000; 147.65000 (Giblin Peak) 9 30 Ben Lomond Legges Tor
4 Mount Pelion West 1560 5118 41°49′48″S 145°58′12″E / 41.83000°S 145.97000°E / -41.83000; 145.97000 (Mount Pelion West) 469 1539 Pelion Mount Ossa
5 Barn Bluff 1559 5115 41°43′12″S 145°55′12″E / 41.72000°S 145.92000°E / -41.72000; 145.92000 (Barn Bluff) 622 2041 Cradle Cirque –  Bluff Cirque
6 Cradle Mountain 1545 5069 41°40′48″S 145°56′24″E / 41.68000°S 145.94000°E / -41.68000; 145.94000 (Cradle Mountain) 355 1165
7 Markham Heights 1542 5059 41°30′36″S 147°39′00″E / 41.51000°S 147.65000°E / -41.51000; 147.65000 (Markham Heights) 52 171 Ben Lomond Legges Tor
8 Hamilton Crags 1538 5046 98 322 Ben Lomond Legges Tor
9 Smithies Peak 1527 5009 41°40′48″S 145°57′00″E / 41.68000°S 145.95000°E / -41.68000; 145.95000 (Smithies Peak) 17 56 Cradle Cirque –  Bluff Cirque
Stacks Bluff 1527 5009 41°37′12″S 147°40′48″E / 41.62000°S 147.68000°E / -41.62000; 147.68000 (Stacks Bluff) 208 682 Ben Lomond Legges Tor
11 Du Cane Range (unnamed peak) 1520 4987 41°56′24″S 146°02′24″E / 41.94000°S 146.04000°E / -41.94000; 146.04000 (Du Cane Range) Du Cane Mount Ossa
12 Mount Geryon North 1516 4974 41°55′12″S 146°03′00″E / 41.92000°S 146.05000°E / -41.92000; 146.05000 (Mount Geryon) 580 1903 Du Cane Mount Ossa
13 Mount Massif 1514 4967 41°54′00″S 146°02′24″E / 41.90000°S 146.04000°E / -41.90000; 146.04000 (Mount Massif) 204 669 Du Cane Mount Ossa
14 Misery Bluff 1510 4954 Ben Lomond Legges Tor
15 Mount Geryon South 1509 4951 41°55′12″S 146°03′00″E / 41.92000°S 146.05000°E / -41.92000; 146.05000 (Mount Geryon) 39 128 Du Cane Mount Ossa
16 King Davids Peak 1499 4918 41°48′36″S 146°16′48″E / 41.81000°S 146.28000°E / -41.81000; 146.28000 (King Davids Peak) 449 1473
17 Ossian’s Throne 1498 4915 Ben Lomond Legges Tor
Coalmine Crag 1498 4915 Ben Lomond Legges Tor
19 Mount Gould 1485 4872 41°58′12″S 146°02′24″E / 41.97000°S 146.04000°E / -41.97000; 146.04000 (Mount Gould) 355 1165 Du Cane Mount Ossa
20 Castle Crag 1482 4862 41°54′36″S 146°05′24″E / 41.91000°S 146.09000°E / -41.91000; 146.09000 (Castle Crag) Du Cane Mount Ossa
Mount Thetis 1482 4862 41°51′36″S 145°59′24″E / 41.86000°S 145.99000°E / -41.86000; 145.99000 (Mount Thetis) 285 935 Du Cane Mount Ossa
22 The Acropolis 1481 4859 41°55′48″S 146°03′36″E / 41.93000°S 146.06000°E / -41.93000; 146.06000 (The Acropolis) 171 561 Du Cane Mount Ossa
23 Mount Hyperion 1480 4856 41°54′35″S 146°01′47″E / 41.90972°S 146.02972°E / -41.90972; 146.02972 (The Acropolis) 170 558 Du Cane Mount Ossa
24 Magnet Crag 1464 4803 41°32′59″S 147°37′48″E / 41.54972°S 147.63000°E / -41.54972; 147.63000 (Magnet Crag) Ben Lomond Legges Tor
25 Mount Pelion East 1461 4793 41°51′00″S 146°03′36″E / 41.85000°S 146.06000°E / -41.85000; 146.06000 (Mount Pelion East) 335 1099 Pelion Mount Ossa
26 Mount Jerusalem 1459 4787 41°49′12″S 146°19′12″E / 41.82000°S 146.32000°E / -41.82000; 146.32000 (Mount Jerusalem) 166 545
27 Mount Olympus East-Peak (Tasmania) 1449 4754 42°02′43″S 146°07′05″E / 42.04528°S 146.11806°E / -42.04528; 146.11806 (Mount Olympus) 109 358
Clumner Bluff 1449 4754
29 Mount Gell 1447 4747 42°09′00″S 146°01′12″E / 42.15000°S 146.02000°E / -42.15000; 146.02000 (Mount Gell) 557 1827 Cheyne Range
30 Solomons Throne 1446 4744 41°49′12″S 146°17′24″E / 41.82000°S 146.29000°E / -41.82000; 146.29000 (Solomons Throne)
Frenchmans Cap 1446 4744 42°16′12″S 145°49′12″E / 42.27000°S 145.82000°E / -42.27000; 145.82000 (Frenchmans Cap) 966 3169 West Coast Range
32 Ironstone Mountain 1444 4738 41°42′36″S 146°28′12″E / 41.71000°S 146.47000°E / -41.71000; 146.47000 (Ironstone Mountain) 194 636 Great Western Tiers n/a
33 Eldon Peak 1440 4724 41°58′12″S 145°43′48″E / 41.97000°S 145.73000°E / -41.97000; 145.73000 (Eldon Peak) 610 2001 Eldon Range n/a
34 Mount Field West 1435 4708 42°39′00″S 146°35′35″E / 42.65000°S 146.59306°E / -42.65000; 146.59306 (Mount Field West) 981 3219 Rodway Range
35 Mersey Crag 1432 4698 41°46′12″S 146°19′48″E / 41.77000°S 146.33000°E / -41.77000; 146.33000 (Mersey Crag) 143 469 Ben Lomond Legges Tor
36 Walled Mountain 1431 4695 41°56′23″S 146°00′35″E / 41.93972°S 146.00972°E / -41.93972; 146.00972 (Walled Mountain) 301 988 Du Cane Mount Ossa
37 Mount Anne 1423 4669 42°56′35″S 146°25′26″E / 42.94306°S 146.42389°E / -42.94306; 146.42389 (Mount Anne) 963 3159
38 Western Bluff 1420 4659 41°36′36″S 146°16′47″E / 41.61000°S 146.27972°E / -41.61000; 146.27972 (Western Bluff) 257 843 Great Western Tiers Ironstone Mountain
39 Mount Rufus 1416 4646 42°07′11″S 146°05′23″E / 42.11972°S 146.08972°E / -42.11972; 146.08972 (Mount Rufus) 426 1398
40 Macs Mountain 1413 4636 41°55′48″S 145°58′47″E / 41.93000°S 145.97972°E / -41.93000; 145.97972 (Macs Mountain) 273 896 Du Cane Mount Ossa
41 Mount Emmett 1410 4626 41°42′00″S 145°58′12″E / 41.70000°S 145.97000°E / -41.70000; 145.97000 (Mount Emmett) 259 850 Cradle Cirque – Bluff Cirque
42 Fisher Bluff 1408 4619 41°42′00″S 146°19′12″E / 41.70000°S 146.32000°E / -41.70000; 146.32000 (Fisher Bluff) 126 413 Great Western Tiers Ironstone Mountain
43 Mount Barrow 1406 4613 41°22′12″S 147°24′36″E / 41.37000°S 147.41000°E / -41.37000; 147.41000 796 2612
Twin Spires 1406 4613 41°52′48″S 146°06′36″E / 41.88000°S 146.11000°E / -41.88000; 146.11000 (Twin Spires) 346 1135
45 Mount Hugel 1403 4603 42°02′59″S 146°04′48″E / 42.04972°S 146.08000°E / -42.04972; 146.08000 (Mount Hugel) 253 830
46 Mount Achilles 1363 4472 41°51′59″S 145°58′12″E / 41.86639°S 145.97000°E / -41.86639; 145.97000 173 568 Ben Lomond Legges Tor
47 Dry's Bluff 1340 4396 41°43′00″S 146°48′00″E / 41.71667°S 146.80000°E / -41.71667; 146.80000 190 623 Western Tiers
48 Mount Ragoona 1336 4383 41°52′19″S 146°12′22″E / 41.87194°S 146.20611°E / -41.87194; 146.20611
49 Mount Mawson 1318 4324 42°41′23″S 146°34′28″E / 42.68972°S 146.57444°E / -42.68972; 146.57444 51 167 Rodway Range
50 Mount Murchison 1275 4183 41°48′00″S 145°36′36″E / 41.80000°S 145.61000°E / -41.80000; 145.61000 (Mount Murchison) 760 2493 West Coast Range n/a
51 Kunanyi / Mount Wellington 1269 4163 42°53′24″S 147°13′48″E / 42.89000°S 147.23000°E / -42.89000; 147.23000 (Mount Wellington) 693 2274 Wellington n/a
52 Hartz Peak 1254 4114 43°14′24″S 146°45′35″E / 43.24000°S 146.75972°E / -43.24000; 146.75972 (Hartz Peak) 838 2749 Hartz Mountains n/a
Mother Cummings Peak 1255 4117 41°39′35″S 146°31′47″E / 41.65972°S 146.52972°E / -41.65972; 146.52972 (Mother Cummings Peak) Great Western Tiers Ironstone Mountain
54 Mount Roland 1234 4049 41°27′35″S 146°15′35″E / 41.45972°S 146.25972°E / -41.45972; 146.25972 (Mount Roland) 563 1847
55 Quamby Bluff 1228 4029 41°39′00″S 146°41′24″E / 41.65000°S 146.69000°E / -41.65000; 146.69000 (Quamby Bluff) 498 1634 Great Western Tiers Ironstone Mountain
56 Adamsons Peak 1225 4019 43°20′59″S 146°49′12″E / 43.34972°S 146.82000°E / -43.34972; 146.82000 (Adamsons Peak) 474 1555 Hartz Mountains Hartz Peak
57 Federation Peak 1224 4016 43°16′12″S 146°27′36″E / 43.27000°S 146.46000°E / -43.27000; 146.46000 (Federation Peak) 105 344 Arthur Range
58 Artillery Knob 1216 3990 41°40′11″S 145°58′12″E / 41.66972°S 145.97000°E / -41.66972; 145.97000 (Artillery Knob)
59 Mount Victoria 1213 3980 41°19′48″S 147°49′48″E / 41.33000°S 147.83000°E / -41.33000; 147.83000 (Mount Victoria) 433 1421 Ben Lomond
60 Interview Pinnacle 1200 3937 41°13′12″S 145°02′23″E / 41.22000°S 145.03972°E / -41.22000; 145.03972 (Interview Pinnacle)

How We Know Mountain Heights: A Look Back

It might surprise you, but it took a long time to accurately measure all of Tasmania's mountains! As recently as the mid-1950s, surveys weren't complete. This meant that the heights of many peaks were only "about" right in old lists, like the one in Walch's Tasmanian Almanac.

Because of this, the order of the top 10 peaks used to be different from what we know today:

  • Mount Ossa
  • Legges Tor
  • Barn Bluff
  • Mount Pelion West
  • Cradle Mountain
  • Stack's Bluff
  • Mount Gould
  • Mount Rufus
  • Eldon Peak
  • Mount Olympus

When a book called 'The Abels' was written in 1994 by Wilkinson, the first nine peaks on his list were the same as our current list. However, Mount Geryon wasn't on his list, and Mount Gould's height hadn't been measured properly yet. This shows how much mountain surveying has improved over time!

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