Cradle Mountain

Cradle Mountain is a locality and mountain in the Central Highlands region of the Australian state of Tasmania. The mountain is situated in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Smithies Peak and Scott-Kilvert Memorial Hut.

Peak

The Smithies Peak, sometimes incorrectly called Smithies Towers, is a mountain in the Central Highlands region of Tasmania, Australia. The mountain is situated in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park.

The Scott-Kilvert Memorial Hut commemorates teacher Ewen Scott and student David Kilvert, who died in near-blizzard conditions at Cradle Mountain, Tasmania, Australia on 20 May 1965 on a Riverside High School walking trip.

Latitude

-41.68474° or 41° 41′ 5″ south

Longitude

145.95238° or 145° 57′ 9″ east

Elevation

1,545 metres (5,069 feet)

Open location code

4RC78X82+4X

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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