Tasmania is envied for its preserved natural splendor. It is situated in a fascinating island of South-East Australia. The region is distinguished by its outstanding mountainous natural characteristics. The region remains to be a place of vast virgin forest, beautiful beaches, mountains and lakes.

The island of Tasmania has become renowned as the most mountainous island in the world. It has a total of 30 summits greater than 1200 meters and ten highest summits peaks of 1500 meters. It is being said that the mountainous features came from volcanic remains of Gondwanaland. The component of the mountain is largely dolerite, commonly known as black intrusive igneous rocks which bear a resemblance to volcanic rock basalt. There are a total of 50 discovered mountains in Tasmania.

The top ten mountains in Tasmania

1. Mount Ossa (5,295 ft)
2. Legges Tor (5,157 ft)
3. Mount Pelion West (5,118 ft)
4. Barn Bluff ((5,115 ft)
5. Cradle Mountain (5,069 ft)
6. Stack’s Bluff (5,010 ft)
7. Mount Gould (4,892 ft)
8. Mount Rufus (4,646 ft.)
9. Eldon Peak (4,721 ft)
10. Mount Olympus (4,754 ft)

Tasmanian mountains are part of the island’s national park named Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park. The park features the 4 captivating peaks of Cradle Mountain, Smithies Peak, Weindorfers Tower, and Little Horn. The best aspect of the park is Cradle Mountain which was found by Joseph Fossey. The 397,840 acres mountain is indeed named owing to its cradle-like appearance.

Typically hiking pursuits are carried out in this mountain area as it offers the exceptional view of three lakes-Dove Lake, Lake Wilks, and Lake. The mountain is grown by beautiful landscape scenery of the Australian alpine family. Button grass thrives throughout the region. Australia’s most native shrub generally known as Deciduous Beech also enhances the attractiveness of Cradle Mountain. It’s the endpoint of Australia’s most famous bush walks called the Overland Track. One of the features of the mountain is Weindorfer’s alpine chalet built near King Billy pines. Gustave Weindorfer, the father of Tasmania’s tourism, erected the chalet to draw visitors and present the captivating beauty of the mountains. The mountains also offer shelter to many different types of fauna which are mostly found in the woods. Native animals which can be found in the mountain include rodents, pademelons, and possums.

The mountains of Tasmania don’t simply offer the natural beauty of the place. They also offer the outdoor pursuits to vacationers for activities like hiking, camping, and biking. Walking in Cradle Mountain is known to have been appealing to a total 8000 walkers yearly. The walkers are motivated to completing the 74 km track from Cradle Mountain to Lake St Clair which can be completed mostly in 6-7 days. Bikers believed that the mountains have a great future for biking activities. Biking activities in the mountains have been progressing and the Tasmanian people are creating parks for bikers. The place been internationally recognized owing to its mountains which offers an ideal spot for bikers.

Tasmania is very blessed with its mountainous geography. Adding to the place’s natural resources settlers of the island who are driving the success of preserving the gift of nature. There are an increasing number of accommodation spots around Tasmania catering the island’s tourists who want to see the splendor of the mountainous island.