Mount Huxley (Tasmania)
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Mount Huxley is a mountain located on the West Coast Range in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia. With an elevation of Script error: No such module "convert". above sea level, the mountain was named by Charles Gould in 1863 in honour of Professor Thomas Henry Huxley.[1]
One of the smaller peaks in the West Coast Range, the mountain comprises a large Script error: No such module "convert". outcrop and rock face on its southern side above the King River Gorge just west of the Crotty Dam – parts of which are visible along the river gorge from the West Coast Wilderness Railway where it commences following the King River.[1]
Goldfield
Between April and June 1894 there was a goldfield situated on the slopes, and a syndicate that was discovered to have salted the mine site, with three alleged proponents, Isaac Bertram Barker, William Price and Antonio Briscoe,[2] charged with fraud.[3][4][5] On 1 July the Crown Solicitor told a magistrate that while the mine had undoubtedly been salted, there was insufficient evidence, and the charges were withdrawn.[2]
Location and access
The mountain is located north of the King River Gorge and Crotty Dam and north of Mount Jukes; west of the Tofft River, Thureau Hills, and Lake Burbury; south of Mount Owen and Queenstown.
A very rough track approaches the mountain from the north, and from the south Queenstown area. The southern side is sheer cliff into the King River Gorge.
Gallery
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Mount Huxley showing rocky outcrop on the south face above the King River Gorge.
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Mount Huxley from the air – from the southwest, and higher than picture at top.
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Mount Huxley from the air – from the west northwest from above the old Template:TAScity landing strip, circa 1975.
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Mount Huxley from the air, at left, King River Gorge centre, Mount Jukes Highway to right, and Lake Burbury and the Crotty Dam at rear.
See also
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