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{{Short description|Mountain in north west Tasmania, Australia}}
{{Distinguish|Roland, Tasmania}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount Roland
| photo = Mount Roland from lookout at Sheffield.jpg
| photo_caption = Mount Roland from the lookout at [[Sheffield, Tasmania|Sheffield]]
| listing = [[List of highest mountains of Tasmania]]
| elevation_m   = 1234
| elevation_ref = {{AHD}}<ref name=pb>{{cite peakbagger |pid=46848 |title=Mount Roland, Australia |units=meters |accessdate=7 June 2015 }}</ref>
| prominence_m  = 563
| prominence_ref = <ref name=pb/>
| isolation_km = 
| isolation_ref = 
| location = [[North West Tasmania]], Australia
| range =
| parent_peak = 
| map = Australia Tasmania
| map_caption = Location in Tasmania
| map_size = 225
| label_position = left
| range_coordinates = 
| coordinates_ref = <ref>{{Gazetteer of Australia |name=Mount Roland (TAS) |feature=TAS38115 |accessdate=7 June 2015 }}</ref>
| coordinates   = {{coord|41|27|35|S|146|15|35|E|type:mountain_region:AU-TAS|display=inline|name=Mount Roland}}
| topo = 
| type = [[Dolerite]]
| age = [[Jurassic]]
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| easiest_route = 
}}

'''Mount Roland''' is a locality, a mountain, and a [[conservation area]] in the [[North West Tasmania|north west]] coast region of [[Tasmania]], Australia.<ref>{{Citation | author1=University of Tasmania. Institute for Regional Development | author2=Mount Roland Steering Committee (Tas.) | title=Mount Roland developing a destination | publication-date=2011 | publisher=University of Tasmania | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/153772992 | accessdate=12 July 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501104629/http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/153772992 | archive-date=1 May 2012 | url-status=live }}</ref>

The mountain is near the town of [[Sheffield, Tasmania|Sheffield]]. The peak rises to {{convert|1234|m}} [[Australian Height Datum|above sea level]]<ref name=pb/> and there are a number of well-marked bushwalks suitable for a day of pleasant exercise. There are long established walking tracks from both [[Claude Road, Tasmania|Claude Road]] and [[Gowrie Park, Tasmania|Gowrie Park]] to the summit.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article50401366 |title=ON MOUNT ROLAND. |newspaper=[[The Examiner (Tasmania)|The Examiner]] |location=Launceston, Tasmania |date=11 January 1910 |accessdate=12 July 2012 |page=4|edition=DAILY |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{Citation | author1=Tasmania. Dept. of Parks, Wildlife and Heritage | title=Mount Roland day walk map | publication-date=1990 | publisher=Tasmap | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/6809776 | accessdate=12 July 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{Citation | title=Mount Roland day walk map | publication-date=1986 | publisher=Tasmap | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/31675611 | accessdate=12 July 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{Citation | title=Mount Roland bushwalk | date=7 March 2018 | publication-date=2020 | publisher=Hiking the World | url=https://hikingtheworld.blog/2018/03/07/mount-roland-tasmania/ | accessdate=17 December 2020 }}</ref>

A [[Mount Roland cable car]] has been proposed for the mountain on several occasions.<ref name="mercapr2014">{{cite news|url=http://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/cable-car-tourism-push-for-sheffields-mt-roland/comments-fnj4f7k1-1226896996495|title=Cable car tourism push for Sheffield's Mt Roland|publisher=[[The Mercury (Hobart)|The Mercury]]|date=27 April 2014|accessdate=23 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123154316/http://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/cable-car-tourism-push-for-sheffields-mt-roland/comments-fnj4f7k1-1226896996495|archive-date=23 January 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> The local community remains divided over the suitability or desirability of a cable car.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.utas.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/221223/MOUNT_ROLAND_REPORT-FINAL-06072011.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=20 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123151527/http://www.utas.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/221223/MOUNT_ROLAND_REPORT-FINAL-06072011.pdf |archive-date=23 January 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The locality of Mount Roland is a rural locality in the local government areas of [[Meander Valley Council|Meander Valley]] and [[Kentish Council|Kentish]] in the [[Launceston LGA Region|Launceston]] and [[North-west and west LGA Region|North and north-west]] regions of [[Tasmania]]. The locality is about {{convert|75|km}} west of the town of [[Westbury, Tasmania|Westbury]]. The [[2016 Australian census|2016 census]] has a population of nil for the state suburb of Mount Roland.<ref name=Census2016Y>{{cite web |url=https://quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/SSC60426?opendocument |title=2016 Census Quick Stats Mount Roland (Tas.) |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=23 October 2017 |website=quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au |publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics |access-date=13 September 2020 |quote=}}</ref>
Mount Roland is a confirmed locality.<ref name=Placename>{{cite web |url=https://www.placenames.tas.gov.au/#p1 |title=Placenames Tasmania – Mount Roland |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website= |publisher=Placenames Tasmania |access-date=13 September 2020 |at=Select “Search”, enter "38115E", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”}}</ref>

The [[Mersey River (Tasmania)|Mersey River]] forms part of the southern boundary. The Mount Roland Conservation Area occupies a small area in the north of the locality.<ref>{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Mount+Roland+TAS+7306/@-41.4869807,146.2147445,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0xaa7a5a36d21f4a2b:0x403c94dd0ddf0a0!8m2!3d-41.4893931!4d146.2493915  |title=Mount Roland, Tasmania |access-date=13 September 2020}}</ref>
Route C136 (Claude Road) runs through the north-east corner of the locality. Route C138 (Olivers Road) enters from the north-west and runs south until it exits.<ref name=Placename/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801112712/http://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2017-08-01 |title=Tasmanian Road Route Codes |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=May 2017 |website= |publisher=Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment |access-date=13 September 2020 |quote=}}</ref>

There was a death near the summit in 2015; a senior South Australian health official is alleged to have murdered his wife. The official later killed himself while he was in the [[Risdon Prison Complex|Risdon jail]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Alleged SA wife-killer takes own life | website=adelaidenow | date=29 June 2015 | url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/south-australian-man-robin-michael-charged-with-murdering-his-wife-in-tasmania-takes-his-own-life-in-custody/news-story/b2a620358bbb73deaa7a56366df26602 | access-date=12 June 2023}}</ref>

==See also==
{{stack|{{Portal|Australia|Mountains}}}}
* [[List of highest mountains of Tasmania]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Tasmanian mountains|state=autocollapse}}

[[Category:Localities of Kentish Council]]
[[Category:Localities of Meander Valley Council]]
[[Category:Towns in Tasmania]]
[[Category:Conservation areas of Tasmania]]