The Acropolis (mountain)
Mountain in Tasmania, Australia
The Acropolis is a mountain in the Central Highlands region of Tasmania, Australia. Situated in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, the mountain is part of the Du Cane Range.
With an elevation of 1,481 metres (4,859 ft) above sea level, it is within the top twenty-five highest mountains in Tasmania.[2] It is a major feature of the national park, and is a popular venue with bushwalkers and mountain climbers.
The word acropolis means a high city or citadel.
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Arthur Range | |
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Ben Lomond |
- Legges Tor (1,572 m or 5,157 ft)
- Giblin Peak (1,569 m or 5,148 ft)
- Markham Heights (1,542 m or 5,059 ft)
- Hamilton Crags (1,540 m or 5,052 ft)
- Stacks Bluff (1,527 m or 5,010 ft)
- Misery Bluff (1,520 m or 4,987 ft)
- Ossian’s Throne (1,498 m or 4,915 ft)
- Coalmine Crag (1,498 m or 4,915 ft)
- Magnet Crag (1,464 m or 4,803 ft)
- Victoria (1,213 m or 3,980 ft)
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Du Cane Range |
- unnamed peak (1,520 m or 4,987 ft)
- Geryon North (1,516 m or 4,974 ft)
- Massif (1,514 m or 4,967 ft)
- Geryon South (1,509 m or 4,951 ft)
- Gould (1,485 m or 4,872 ft)
- Castle Crag (1,482 m or 4,862 ft)
- Thetis (1,482 m or 4,862 ft)
- The Acropolis (1,481 m or 4,859 ft)
- Achilles (1,363 m or 4,472 ft)
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Eldon Range | |
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Great Western Tiers | |
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Pelion Range | |
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Wellington Range | |
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West Coast Range |
- Murchison (1,275 m or 4,183 ft)
- Jukes (1,168 m or 3,832 ft)
- Sedgwick (1,147 m or 3,763 ft)
- Owen (1,146 m or 3,760 ft)
- Sorell (1,144 m or 3,753 ft)
- Read (1,124 m or 3,688 ft)
- Proprietary Peak (1,103 m or 3,619 ft)
- Hamilton (1,103 m or 3,619 ft)
- Darwin (1,031 m or 3,383 ft)
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1 Highest summit elevation in Tasmania
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