Mount Anne

Mount Anne, Mount Eliza and Eliza Plateau of the Scotts Peak Dam Road from

Mount Anne is a mountain in the south of the Australian state of Tasmania. It is located in the Tasmanian wilderness, an area that has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Mount Anne is in the series of the highest mountains in Tasmania on 19th place, making it the highest peak in the South West National Park, on the northern edge it lies. The mountain dominates the area around Lake Pedder.

Geology

The mountain is indeed primarily from a Diabasstruktur, but which has a base made of dolomite and contains an extensive cave system. There is also the famous Anna -a- Kananda Cave, one of the deepest caves in Australia. Many cavers found already in the exploration of the cave death.

Vegetation

On its northeast spur of Mount Anne has a great vegetation from the Gondwana period. Among them some of the oldest plant species on our planet.

History

Mount Anne was named by George Frankland in 1835 after his wife Georgina Anne. Henry Judd reached the plateau of Mount Anne of the valley of the Huon River from in 1880. On December 25, 1929 Walter Crookall and Geoff Chapman, members of the Hobart Walking Club first found a way to the summit. From the day-long hike from Maydena or from Huonville, was a day trip, as 1970, the Scotts Peak Dam Road was completed.