Mount Mawson
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Mount Mawson is a mountain and club skifield situated within the Mount Field National Park in southern Tasmania, Australia.
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Mount Mawson | |
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Location | Mount Mawson, Mount Field |
Nearest major city | Hobart |
Top elevation | 1,320 metres (4,330 ft) |
Base elevation | 1,250 metres (4,100 ft) AHD [1] |
Trails | 5 |
Lift system | 4 rope tows |
Website | mtmawson |
Location in Tasmania | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,318 m (4,324 ft)AHD [2] |
Prominence | 51 m (167 ft)[2] |
Listing | List of highest mountains of Tasmania |
Coordinates | 42°21′43″S 146°34′28″E[3] |
Geography | |
Location | Southern Tasmania, Australia |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Jurassic |
Mountain type | Dolerite |
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The mountain has an elevation of 1,318 metres (4,324 ft) above sea level.[2] Mount Mawson's summit rises to 1,320 metres (4,330 ft)[citation needed] above sea level slightly lower than the 1,460 metres (4,790 ft) at Ben Lomond ski-field in northern Tasmania.
By road, the mountain is located 89 kilometres (55 mi) north west of Hobart and 232 kilometres (144 mi) from Launceston.