The Sticht Range is a
mountain range
A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arise ...
located in the
West Coast region of
Tasmania
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Australia. The range runs between two tributaries of the
Eldon River
The Eldon River, part of the King River catchment, is a perennial river located in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia.
Course and features
The Eldon River rises on the slopes of the Eldon Range below Eldon Bluff, located to the ea ...
and is located within the eastern part of the
West Coast Range
The West Coast Range is a mountain range located in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia.
The range lies to the west and north of the main parts of the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park.
The range has had a significant numb ...
and has an unnamed
peak Peak or The Peak may refer to:
Basic meanings Geology
* Mountain peak
** Pyramidal peak, a mountaintop that has been sculpted by erosion to form a point Mathematics
* Peak hour or rush hour, in traffic congestion
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with an elevation of
above sea level.
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It was named after Robert Carl Sticht, the manager of the ]Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company
Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company was a Tasmanian mining company formed on 29 March 1893, most commonly referred to as ''Mount Lyell''. Mount Lyell was the dominant copper mining company of the West Coast from 1893 to 1994, and was based in ...
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It was affected by the 2016 Tasmanian bushfires
Features and access
The range can be viewed from the Hydro Tasmania
Hydro Tasmania, known for most of its history as the Hydro-Electric Commission (HEC) or The Hydro, is the trading name of the Hydro-Electric Corporation, a Tasmanian Government business enterprise which is the predominant electricity generator i ...
built road (B24) at Lake Plimsoll. It is a cambrian formation range.
The threatened plant ''Orites
''Orites'' is a genus of 9 known species, 7 endemic to Australia (4 of which occur in Tasmania) and 2 in South America; 1 in the Chilean Andes and 1 in Bolivia.
Species
This listing was sourced from the ''Australian Plant Name Index'' and ot ...
milliganii'', a member of the family Proteaceae, may be located in the range.
See also
* List of highest mountains of Tasmania
References
Further reading
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External links
West Coast Range on Google Maps
* https://web.archive.org/web/20060821115426/http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/wha/wherein/detail.html - context of World Heritage Area
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Mountain ranges of Tasmania
West Coast Range
2016 Tasmanian bushfires