Pelion Gap

Pelion Gap
Wooden platform at Pelion Gap
Elevation1,126 m (3,694 ft)[1]

or

1,113 metres (3,652 ft)[2]
LocationCradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, Tasmania, Australia, Approximately mid-distance along the Overland Track
Coordinates41°51′52.52″S 146°3′32.26″E / 41.8645889°S 146.0589611°E / -41.8645889; 146.0589611

Pelion Gap (1,126 metres (3,694 ft)[1] or 1,113 metres (3,652 ft)[2]) is the mountain pass between Mount Doris and Mount Ossa to the south and Mount Pelion East to the north through which the Overland Track in Tasmania passes.

This is a popular resting place for walkers on the Overland Track as it is the highest point between Pelion Hut and Kia Ora Hut, is approximately halfway between the two and also has a large wooden platform surrounded by log seating.

Pelion Gap is also the starting point for two side-trip climbs; Mount Ossa and Mount Pelion East.

  • Looking down on Pelion Gap with Mount Doris in the foreground and Mount Ossa in the background
    Looking down on Pelion Gap with Mount Doris in the foreground and Mount Ossa in the background
  • Sign at Pelion Gap
    Sign at Pelion Gap

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "LISTmap (Pelion Gap)". Tasmanian Government Department of Primary Industries and Water. Retrieved 29 February 2008.
  2. ^ a b Text on sign at Pelion Gap


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