Pelion Range
Mountains in Tasmania ,Australia
The Pelion Range is a mountain range in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park , Tasmania , Australia .
The range is named after Mount Pelion in Greece . The Overland Track passes over the range through the Pelion Gap and consequently several peaks are popular walks. The range features a number of the highest mountains in Tasmania, including the state's highest peak, Mount Ossa , with an elevation of 1,617 metres (5,305 ft) above sea level .[ 1] [ 2]
The range is mainly composed of Jurassic Dolerite .
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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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