Mount Lyell (Tasmania)
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For other uses, see Mount Lyell (disambiguation).
Mount Lyell is a mountain in the West Coast Range of Western Tasmania, Australia.
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Mount Lyell | |
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Location in Tasmania | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 917 m (3,009 ft) |
Coordinates | 42°03′00″S 145°36′36″E[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Western Tasmania, Australia |
Parent range | West Coast |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Scramble but not from west (mining area) |
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Mount Lyell has an elevation of 917 metres (3,009 ft) above sea level.[citation needed] The adjacent mountains are Mount Sedgwick to the north and Mount Owen to the south.
The mountain was named by Charles Gould in 1863 after geologist Charles Lyell, a supporter of Charles Darwin.[2]
Mount Lyell was also the common short name of the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company.