Cradle Mountain
Cradle Mountain is a locality and mountain in the Central Highlands region of the Australian state of Tasmania. The mountain is situated in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park.
| Cradle Mountain | |
|---|---|
| Warloundigerler | |
Cradle Mountain as seen from the north, across Dove Lake | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,545 m (5,069 ft) |
| Prominence | 355 m (1,165 ft) |
| Isolation | 4.95 km (3.08 mi) |
| Listing | 6th-highest mountain in Tasmania |
| Coordinates | 41°40′48″S 145°56′24″E |
| Geography | |
Cradle Mountain Location in Tasmania | |
| Location | Central Highlands, Tasmania, Australia |
| Parent range | Cradle Cirque - Bluff Cirque |
| Geology | |
| Type of rock | dolerite |
| Climbing | |
| Normal route | Walk / hike via the Overland Track |
At 1,545 metres (5,069 ft) above sea level, it is the sixth-highest mountain in Tasmania.
The locality of Cradle Mountain is a rural locality in the local government areas of Meander Valley, Kentish and West Coast in the Launceston and North-west and west local government regions of Tasmania. The locality is about 109 kilometres (68 mi) west of the town of Westbury. The 2016 census has a population of 66 for the state suburb of Cradle Mountain. Cradle Mountain was gazetted as a locality in 1966. Cradle Mountain (the mountain) occupies a small area in the north-west of the locality, which occupies the northern half of Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park. Route C132 (Cradle Mountain Road / Dove Lake Road) enters from the north and runs south to Dove Lake, where it ends.