Mount Roland Conservation Area

Mount Roland
Mount Roland from the lookout at Sheffield
Highest point
Elevation 1,234 m (4,049 ft) AHD [1]
Prominence 563 m (1,847 ft) [1]
Listing List of highest mountains of Tasmania
Coordinates 41°27′35″S 146°15′35″E / 41.45972°S 146.25972°E / -41.45972; 146.25972 (Mount Roland) [2]
Geography
Mount Roland
Location in Tasmania
Location North West Tasmania, Australia
Geology
Age of rock Jurassic
Mountain type Dolerite

Mount Roland is a mountain and conservation area in the north west coast region of Tasmania, Australia.[3]

It is near the town of Sheffield. The peak rises to 1,234 metres (4,049 ft) above sea level[1] and there are a number of well-marked bushwalks suitable for a day of pleasant exercise. There are long established walking tracks from both Claude Road and Gowrie Park to the summit.[4][5][6]

A Mount Roland cable car has been proposed for the mountain on several occasions.[7] The local community remains divided over the suitability or desirability of a cable car.[8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mount Roland, Australia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Mount Roland (TAS)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  3. ↑ University of Tasmania. Institute for Regional Development; Mount Roland Steering Committee (Tas.) (2011), Mount Roland developing a destination, University of Tasmania, retrieved 12 July 2012
  4. ↑ "ON MOUNT ROLAND". The Examiner (DAILY ed.). Launceston, Tasmania. 11 January 1910. p. 4. Retrieved 12 July 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ Tasmania. Dept. of Parks, Wildlife and Heritage (1990), Mount Roland day walk map, Tasmap, retrieved 12 July 2012
  6. ↑ Mount Roland day walk map, Tasmap, 1986, retrieved 12 July 2012
  7. ↑ "Cable car tourism push for Sheffield's Mt Roland". The Mercury. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  8. ↑ http://www.utas.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/221223/MOUNT_ROLAND_REPORT-FINAL-06072011.pdf


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