With an elevation of 1,423 metres (4,669 ft) above sea level,[1] Mount Anne is within the forty highest mountains in Tasmania, and is the highest in south-west Tasmania, adding to its appearance of prominence.[2] It dominates the area surrounding Lake Pedder.
Location and features
Although a primarily dolerite structure, it has a large sub-structure of dolomite, which contains an extensive cave system. This system includes the famous 'Anna-a-Kananda' cave — one of the deepest caves in Australia.[3] Several cavers have been killed trying to explore its depths.[4]
Mount Anne has a superb region of ancient Gondwanan-type vegetation on its north-east ridge, some of which are amongst the oldest surviving plant species on the planet.[citation needed]
History
Mount Anne was named by George Frankland after his wife, Georgina Anne in 1835.[5] Henry Judd reached the Mount Anne Plateau from the Huon Valley in 1880.[5] Walter Crookall and Geoff Chapman, members of the Hobart Walking Club found a way to the top on 25 December 1929.[6] The long hike from Maydena or Huonville became a day-walk after the construction of the Scotts Peak Dam Road in 1970.[6]
A hut was constructed on the nearby Mt Eliza by the Hobart Walking Club in 1974 to ease access to the mountain.[7]
Mount Anne is a common bushwalking destination for experienced walkers, the Mount Anne circuit is a 4-day walk that can include summiting Mount Anne.[8]
^Wilkinson, Bill (1994). "South west region highest: Table B - The Abels arranged in Order of Altitude". The Abels: Tasmania's mountains over 1100 m high. Launceston, Tas.: Regal Publications. pp. 39–40 and 43. ISBN0-949457-67-1.
^Australian Caver 105, 1984 Features Anne-A-Kananda of Mount Anne Tasmania + map
^Ellis, Ross; Nurse, Ben; Hanley, Lawrence; Sydney Speleological Society (1988), Australia's caves, Australian Geographic, retrieved 29 July 2015 - mentions this cave as being the deepest
