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Cradle
Mountain
HISTORY
Cradle Mountain is one of Tasmania's best known icons and is located within the Cradle
Mountain - Lake St Clair National Park - a very popular tourist attraction.
The mountain is 1545 metres high and there are a number of small lakes
near the top which have been described as a photographer's paradise.
It gets the name from the cradled shaped pinnacle.
ATTRACTIONS
Cradle Mountain has camping, abseiling and many family walks as well as
the famous 85 Km Overland Track to Lake St. Clair. Mount Ossa is the highest
mountain in Tasmania and is also in this National Park.
Cradle Valley
is the site of the accommodation area for the Cradle Mountain. Situated
45 Km south of Wilmot, near the end of the Cradle Mountain Road, it is
a popular meeting place for hikers in the reserve.
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