Mount Huxley

Mount Huxley is a mountain located on the West Coast Range in the region of , Australia. With an elevation of 926 metres above sea level, the mountain was named by Charles Gould in 1863 in honour of Professor Thomas Henry Huxley.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 926 metres
  • Description: mountain located in West Coast Range, Western Tasmania
  • Also known as: “Mount Huxley, Tasmania”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Jukes and Crotty Dam.

Peak
Photo: JarrahTree, CC BY 2.5 au.
is a mountain located on the Jukes Range, a spur off the West Coast Range, in the region of , Australia. With an elevation of 1,168 metres above sea level, with multiple peaks, and glacial lakes on its upper eastern reaches, is situated above the town of Crotty and is west of Lake Burbury.

Dam
The , also known during construction as the King Dam, or the King River Dam on initial approval, is a rockfill embankment dam with a controlled and uncontrolled spillway across the , between Mount Jukes and Mount Huxley, located in , Australia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Queenstown.

Photo: Wiki ian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an old mining town in Western Tasmania, that has been recognised by the National Trust as a historic town. It is about a 4 hour drive from on the Lyell Highway.

Mount Huxley

Latitude
-42.14102° or 42° 8′ 28″ south
Longitude
145.59191° or 145° 35′ 31″ east
Elevation
926 metres (3,038 feet)
Open location code
4R97VH5R+HQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3008760387
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
2162835
Wiki­data ID
Q1950525
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Satellite Map

Discover Mount Huxley from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Mount Huxley” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Mount Huxley”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مونت هوكسلى”
  • German: “Mount Huxley (Tasmanien)”
  • German: “Mount Huxley”
  • Ladin: “Mount Huxley”
  • Swedish: “Mount Huxley, Tasmanien”
  • Swedish: “Mount Huxley”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Lynchford and South Queenstown.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mount Huxley Lookout and East Jukes Peak.

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