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The Ironstone Mountain is a mountain located in the Central Highlands region of Tasmania, Australia. Part of Great Western Tiers escarpment, the mountain is situated south of the small country village of Mole Creek.

Ironstone Mountain
Visually dominant slightly lower part of the mountain
Highest point
Elevation	1,444 m (4,738 ft)AHD [1][2]
Prominence	194 m (636 ft)[1]
Coordinates	41°42′36″S 146°28′12″E[3]
Geography
Ironstone Mountain Location in Tasmania
Location	Central Highlands, Tasmania, Australia
Parent range	Great Western Tiers
Topo map	Tasmap Lake Mackenzie (4438) 1:25000
Geology
Age of rock	Jurassic

With an elevation of 1,444 metres (4,738 ft) above sea level,[1] the mountain is the highest peak of the Great Western Tiers[2] and has a nearby companion lake, Lake Ironstone. The highest point is marked with a trig point, but more dominant is the slightly lower part of the mountain depicted here in the information box.

Location and access

The mountain is at grid reference 563819 UTM Zone 55S (Universal Transverse Mercator coordinate system) and high resolution topographical information is available on Tasmap Lake Mackenzie (4438) 1:25000.

Access to Ironstone Mountain is mainly from two walking tracks. The closest access is from the north via Mole Creek, Caveside and Westrope Road to the Western Creek Track which follows the eastern side of the gully formed by Western Creek. Another access route is from the east via Deloraine, Meander, Smoko Road and the Mount Ironstone Track. This track starts 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of Mother Cummings Peak, another dominant landmark in the region.

Lake Ironstone
Jet trail over Ironstone
The Walls of Jerusalem from Ironstone

References

"Ironstone Mountain, Australia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
Lloyd, Sarah (2012). The edge, a natural history of Tasmania's Great Western Tiers. Friends of Jacky's Marsh Inc. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-646-57082-2.
"Ironstone Mountain (TAS)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.

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Mountains in Tasmania, Australia

Arthur Range

Eastern	Federation (1,224 m or 4,016 ft)

Ben Lomond Range

Legges Tor (1,572 m or 5,157 ft)
Giblin Peak (1,569 m or 5,148 ft)
Markham Heights (1,542 m or 5,059 ft)
Hamilton Crags (1,540 m or 5,052 ft)
Stacks Bluff (1,527 m or 5,010 ft)
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 (1,213 m or 3,980 ft)

Du Cane Range

unnamed peak (1,520 m or 4,987 ft)
Geryon North (1,516 m or 4,974 ft)
Massif (1,514 m or 4,967 ft)
Geryon South (1,509 m or 4,951 ft)
Gould (1,485 m or 4,872 ft)
Castle Crag (1,482 m or 4,862 ft)
Thetis (1,482 m or 4,862 ft)
The Acropolis (1,481 m or 4,859 ft)
Achilles (1,363 m or 4,472 ft)

Eldon Range

Eldon Peak (1,440 m or 4,724 ft)
Eldon Bluff

Great Western Tiers

Ironstone (1,443 m or 4,734 ft)

Pelion Range

Ossa (1,614 m or 5,295 ft)
Pelion West (1,560 m or 5,118 ft)
Pelion East (1,461 m or 4,793 ft)

Wellington Range

Kunanyi / Wellington (1,269 m or 4,163 ft)

West Coast Range

Murchison (1,275 m or 4,183 ft)
Jukes (1,168 m or 3,832 ft)
Sedgwick (1,147 m or 3,763 ft)
Owen (1,146 m or 3,760 ft)
Sorell (1,144 m or 3,753 ft)
Read (1,124 m or 3,688 ft)
Proprietary Peak (1,103 m or 3,619 ft)
Hamilton (1,103 m or 3,619 ft)
Darwin (1,031 m or 3,383 ft)

Heemskirk	Agnew (848 m or 2,782 ft) Dundas (1,143 m or 3,750 ft) Heemskirk (751 m or 2,464 ft) Zeehan (701 m or 2,300 ft)
Sticht	unnamed peak (1,080 m or 3,543 ft)
Tyndall	Geikie (1,191 m or 3,907 ft) Tyndall (1,179 m or 3,868 ft)

Not in a defined range

Mount Olympus (1,472 m or 4,829 ft)
Frenchmans Cap (1,446 m or 4,744 ft)
Barrow (1,406 m or 4,613 ft)

Central Highlands region of Tasmania, Australia

Settlements

Bronte Park
Derwent Bridge
Gretna
Liawenee
Miena
Tarraleah

Governance

Lyons (federal)
Lyons (state)
Western Tiers (state)
Central Highlands Council
Meander Valley Council

Mountains

Du Cane Range	The Acropolis Castle Crag Geryon Gould Ossa Thetis
Cradle Cirque - Bluff Cirque	Barn Bluff Cradle Smithies
Cathedral	Cathedral
Great Western Tiers	Ironstone Mother Cummings Quamby Bluff
Pelion Range	Pelion East Pelion West

National parks
Other conservation areas

Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair
Mole Creek Karst
Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area
Walls of Jerusalem

Central Plateau Conservation Area
Interlaken Lakeside Reserve

Rivers

Lakes

Dams

Meander

Power stations

Butlers Gorge
Catagunya
Cluny
Lake Echo
Liapootah
Meadowbank
Nieterana
Poatina
Repulse
Tarraleah
Tods Corner
Tungatinah
Waddamana
Wayatinah

Transport

Lake Highway
Lyell Highway
Marlborough Highway

Landmarks

El Grande
Horseshoe Falls
Lady Barron Falls
Overland Track
Pelion Gap
Russell Falls
Waterfall Valley Hut

other

Central Highlands (bioregion)
2016 Tasmanian bushfires

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Der Ironstone Mountain ist ein Berg in den Great Western Tiers, einem Gebirge im Zentrum des australischen Bundesstaates Tasmanien. Er liegt ca. 18 km südlich von Mole Creek. Er ist mit 1.444 m der höchste Berg der Great Western Tiers. In der Nähe liegt ein kleiner See, der Lake Ironstone. Der höchste Punkt ist durch einen trigonometrischen Punkt markiert, markanter aber ist der hier abgebildete Signalgipfel.

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