Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park
| Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park Tasmania | |
|---|---|
IUCN category II (national park) | |
 Cradle Mountain and Little Horn (to the left) by Dove Lake | |
 Map of Cradle Mountain - Lake St Clair National Park in Tasmania | |
| Nearest town or city | Queenstown |
| Coordinates | 41°49′49″S 145°55′27″E / 41.83028°S 145.92417°E |
| Established | 1922 |
| Area | 1,614.43 km2 (623.3 sq mi)[1] |
| Visitation | 209,000 (in 2005) |
| Managing authorities | Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service |
| Website | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park |
| See also | Protected areas of Tasmania |
The Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park is part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site. It is a large park with lakes, temperate rainforests and alpine heathland. Cradle Mountain is a jagged dolerite mountain peak. There are sites around the park where the Australian Aborigines lived 10,000 years ago during the last ice age.[2] Tasmania's tallest mountain, Mt. Ossa, 1,617 m (5,305 ft) above sea level, is in the park.[3]
An area of 158,000 acres (63,940 ha) was protected in May 1922 as a scenic reserve, becoming a National Park in 1972.[2] The National Park now covers an area of 397,840 acres (161,000 ha).[3] There is a 73 km (45 mi) walking track, called the Overland Track, between Cradle Mountain and Lake St Clair.[4]
Related pages
Other National Parks and reserves in the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area are:
- Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park
- Hartz Mountains National Park
- Mole Creek Karst National Park
- Southwest National Park
- Walls of Jerusalem National Park
- Central Plateau Conservation Area
- Devils Gullet State Reserve
- South East Mutton Bird Islet
- South East Mutton Bird Islet
Related pages
Other National Parks and reserves in the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area are:
- Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park
- Hartz Mountains National Park
- Mole Creek Karst National Park
- Southwest National Park
- Walls of Jerusalem National Park
- Central Plateau Conservation Area
- Devils Gullet State Reserve
- South East Mutton Bird Islet
References
- ↑ "Reserve Listing - National Parks". National Parks website. Parks and Wildlife Service Tasmania. Archived from the original on 12 October 2009. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
- 1 2 "Cradle Mountain Highlights". Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service. 2012. Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
- 1 2 "Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park - World Heritage wilderness". Discover Tasmania. 2012. Archived from the original on 20 May 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ↑ "Overland Track, Cradle Mountain to Lake St. Clair, bushwalking". adventure.com.au. 2012. Archived from the original on 20 May 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2012.