King Davids Peak
Mountain in Tasmania, Australia
King Davids Peak , also known as the West Wall , is a mountain in the Central Highlands region of Tasmania , Australia . The mountain is situated in the Walls of Jerusalem National Park .
With an elevation of 1,499 metres (4,918 ft) above sea level ,[ 1] th highest mountain in Tasmania .
Like other features of the park, such as Herods Gate, Lake Salome, Solomons Jewels, Damascus Gate, the Pool of Bathesda, many features are named for places and people in the Bible . The mountain is named after the biblical ruler of Judea , King David . Its alternative name – The West Wall – is named after the West Wall in Jerusalem .
King Davids Peak is the most prominent feature of the national park, and is a popular venue with bushwalkers and mountain climbers .
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Arthur Range
Ben Lomond
Legges Tor Giblin Peak Markham Heights Hamilton Crags (1,540 m or 5,052 ft)Stacks Bluff 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 Du Cane Range
unnamed peak (1,520 m or 4,987 ft)Geryon North Massif Geryon South Gould Castle Crag Thetis The Acropolis Achilles Eldon Range Great Western Tiers Pelion Range Wellington Range West Coast Range
Murchison Jukes Sedgwick Owen Sorell Read Proprietary Peak (1,103 m or 3,619 ft)Hamilton (1,103 m or 3,619 ft)Darwin
Not in a defined range 1 Highest summit elevation in Tasmania
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