Mount_Black_(Tasmania)

Mount Black (Tasmania)

Mount Black (Tasmania)

Mountain in Tasmania, Australia

Mount Black is a mountain on the West Coast Range located in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia.[2] With an elevation of 950 metres (3,117 ft) above sea level, the mountain is located adjacent to the town of Rosebery.

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The Murchison Highway passes around its lower slopes.[3]

It is the location of some former exploration and mine sites.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Mount Black (TAS)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  2. [2]
    Baillie, Peter (2010). "The West Coast Range, Tasmania: Mountains and Geological Giants" (PDF). Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania. 144 (reprint ed.). Hobart, Tasmania: University of Tasmania: 1–13. doi:10.26749/rstpp.144.1. ISSN 0080-4703. S2CID 126902525. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  3. [3]
    Maclean, Charles; Aplin, Neil; Transport Tasmania. Transport Policy Unit (1981), An evaluation of a proposal for climbing lanes on the Mount Black section of the Murchison Highway, Transport Policy Unit, retrieved 25 February 2015 {{citation}}: |author3= has generic name (help)
  4. [4]
    "MOUNT BLACK PROPRIETARY". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 15 August 1896. p. 11. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  5. [5]
    "SOUTH MOUNT BLACK". Daily Telegraph. Launceston, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 20 January 1897. p. 3. Retrieved 25 February 2015.


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