Cradle Mountain
ViewpointAustralia
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Cradle Mountain
Viewpoint · Australia
Description
A jagged dolerite peak reflected in Dove Lake, the emblem of the Tasmanian highlands and the start of the Overland Track. Its distinctive crags rise above glacial valleys and moorland.
Key facts
Cradle Mountain is in Tasmania.
- Region
- Tasmania
- Elevation
- 1,545m
- Huts nearby
- Kitchen Hut (1.1km), Scott-Kilvert Memorial Hut (1.5km), Emergency Shelter (1.8km)
- Lakes nearby
- Lindon Tarns (0.8km), Flynns Tarn (0.9km), Suttons Tarn (1.3km)
- Nearest village
- Waldheim · 5.2km