Cradle Mountain Tasmania
Cradle Mountain-Tasmania
Cradle Mountain, Tasmania, is part of the World Heritage area which includes Lake St Clair in the heart of the island. It is Tasmania’s best-known national park and one of the major Australia attractions
Cradle Mountain is a mountain in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, Tasmania, Australia. Rising to 1,545 metres above sea level it is one of the principal tourist sites in Tasmania, owing to its natural beauty. The mountain is composed of dolerite columns, similar to many of the other mountains in the area. The mountain rises above the glacially formed Dove Lake (934m), Lake Wilks, and Crater Lake.
Area is a model of an accessible wilderness region. There are numerous walking huts, a wide range of day and overnight walks through the mountains, a road to the edges of Dove Lake which lies in the shadow of Cradle Mountain.
Accommodation
*Plenty of excellent accommodation. Hostel, hotels, lodges, and self contained apartments, cabins and cottages.
*Advance bookings are recommended all year.
Key Attractions
- The jagged contours of Cradle Mountain epitomise the feel of a wild landscape, while ancient rainforest and alpine heathlands, buttongrass and stands of colourful deciduous beech provide a range of environments to explore
- View, Icy streams cascading out of rugged mountains, stands of ancient pines mirrored in the still waters of glacial lakes and a wealth of wildlife ensure there is always something to captivate you.
- The park covers more than 1260 square kilometres with stunning gorges, lakes, peaks, moors, and a vast variety of wildlife.
- The area includes Mt Ossa. Tasmania’s highest mountain, and Lake St Clair, Australia’s deepest freshwater lake.
- Cradle is the starting point for the world-famous Overland Track, a magnificent 6 day walk that will take you through the heart of some of the finest mountain terrain.
- If you are interested in the natural history of the park, you’ll enjoy the displays and interpretation at the Visitor Centre, which you pass as you travel towards Dove Lake.
- Shorter day walks from Cradle Mountain explore the World Heritage Area, with its glaciated crags and lakes, wildlife and rare alpine flora.
Cradle Mountain Tasmania is certainly a place for nature lovers, outdoors people, walking enthusiasts, wildlife watchers, adventurers.
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