Mount Owen (Tasmania)
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Mount Owen is a mountain directly east of the town of Queenstown on the West Coast Range in Western Tasmania, Australia.
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Mount Owen | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,146 m (3,760 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 774 m (2,539 ft)[1] |
Isolation | 8.53 km (5.30 mi)[1] |
Coordinates | 42°05′24″S 145°36′00″E[2] |
Geography | |
Location in Tasmania | |
Location | West Coast, Tasmania, Australia |
Parent range | West Coast Range |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | from North West along track to TV tower |
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With an elevation of 1,146 metres (3,760 ft) above sea level,[1] like most of the mountains in the West Coast Range, it was named by the geologist Charles Gould after Richard Owen. The taller mountains were named after opponents or critics of Charles Darwin, the smaller after his supporters. The north western slopes are clearly seen from Gormanston and the Linda Valley 'Long Spur'.[3]