Mount Wellington (Tasmania)

Mount Wellington
kunanyi
Mount Wellington viewed from Lindisfarne Bay on the Eastern Shore of the River Derwent, with its seasonal snow cap visible
Highest point
Elevation	1,271 m (4,170 ft)[1]
Prominence	693 m (2,274 ft)[1]
Isolation	47.56 km (29.55 mi)[1]
Listing	49th highest mountain of Tasmania
Coordinates	42°53′45.6″S 147°14′14.3″E / 42.896000°S 147.237306°E / -42.896000; 147.237306[2]
Geography
Mount Wellington Location in Tasmania
Location	South East Tasmania, Australia
Parent range	Wellington
Geology
Mountain type	Dolerite
Climbing
First ascent	numerous unknown pre-1798 George Bass (may have been a partial climb; 1798; European) Robert Brown 1804; European
Easiest route	Hike, road

Mount Wellington, also known as kunanyi (palawa kani: /kuːˈnɑːnjiː/) and gazetted as kunanyi / Mount Wellington^[3] is a mountain in the south-east of Tasmania, Australia. It is the summit of the Wellington Range and is within Wellington Park reserve. Hobart, Tasmania's capital city, is located at the foot of the mountain.

The mountain rises 1,271 metres (4,170 ft) above sea level^[1] and is frequently covered by snow, sometimes even in summer, and the lower slopes are thickly forested, but crisscrossed by many walking tracks and a few fire trails.^[4] There is also a sealed narrow road to the summit, about 22 kilometres (14 mi) from Hobart central business district. An enclosed lookout near the summit has views of the city below and to the east, the Derwent estuary, and also glimpses of the World Heritage Area nearly 100 kilometres (62 mi) west. From Hobart, the most distinctive feature of Mount Wellington is the cliff of dolerite columns known as the Organ Pipes.