Dove Lake and Cradle Mountain, Central Tasmanian Highlands
Cradle Mountain forms the northern end of the wild Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, itself a part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. The jagged contours of Cradle Mountain epitomise the feel of a wild landscape, while ancient rainforest and alpine heathlands, buttongrass and stands of colourful deciduous beech provide a wide range of environments. Cradle Mountain is a feature of the Overland Track. Dove Lake and Cradle Mountain, Tasmanian Central Highlands This is a cropped version of a photo taken by myself (Charles Gregory - Chuq) on 12th October 2003. ... Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair is a national park in Tasmania (Australia), 165 km northwest of Hobart. ... The Tasmanian Wilderness is a World Heritage Area in Tasmania, Australia. ... Species Fagus crenata - Japanese Beech Fagus engleriana - Chinese Beech Fagus grandifolia - American Beech Fagus hayatae - Taiwan Beech Fagus japonica - Japanese Blue Beech Fagus longipetiolata - South Chinese Beech Fagus lucida - Shining Beech Fagus mexicana - Mexican Beech or Haya Fagus orientalis - Oriental Beech Fagus sylvatica - European Beech Beech (Fagus) is a genus...
CradleMountain is located in the north west of Tasmania, 144 km west of Launceston and 83 km south of Devonport.
At the entrance to CradleMountain National Park known as Pencil Pine is the visitor centre and from this point to Dove Lake is approximately eight kms.
Cradle Chalet is a small private romantic lodge with beautiful accommodation and it is the only owner-operated lodge of this style in the region.
CradleMountain was named in 1827 by the explorer Joseph Fossey who decided it bore a remarkable similarity to a cradle.
There are numerous walking huts, a wide range of walks through the mountains, a road to the edges of Lake Dove which lies in the shadow of CradleMountain, and plenty of excellent accommodation.
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