Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park

E69588

World Heritage site component national park protected area

Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park is a renowned wilderness area in central Tasmania, Australia, famous for its rugged mountains, glacial lakes, and role as the southern terminus of the Overland Track.

Statements (68)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World Heritage site component → national park → protected area →
area	approximately 161,000 hectares →
climate	cool temperate →
containsArchaeologicalEvidenceOf	Aboriginal occupation →
containsFeature	alpine heathland → button grass plains → dolomite and quartzite peaks → glacially carved valleys → tarns → temperate rainforest →
containsLake	Crater Lake → Dove Lake NERFINISHED → Lake Lilla → Lake St Clair → Lake Wilks →
containsRiver	Derwent River headwaters → Forth River headwaters → Pine River →
country	Australia →
designationYear	1922 →
famousFor	alpine scenery → ancient rainforests → glacial lakes → rugged mountains → subalpine moorlands → wilderness hiking → wildlife viewing →
feature	frequent snowfall in winter →
governingBody	Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service →
habitatFor	Bennett’s wallaby → Tasmanian devil → black currawong → eastern quoll → echidna → platypus → wedge-tailed eagle → wombat →
hasPart	Barn Bluff → Cradle Mountain → Crater Lake → Dove Lake NERFINISHED → Labyrinth → Lake St Clair → Mount Ossa NERFINISHED → Pelion Range → Walls of Jerusalem National Park buffer zone →
highestPoint	Mount Ossa NERFINISHED →
highestPointElevation	1617 metres →
IUCNCategory	II →
locatedIn	central Tasmania →
mainAccessPoint	Cradle Mountain Visitor Centre → Lake St Clair Visitor Centre at Cynthia Bay →
nearestTown	Derwent Bridge NERFINISHED → Queenstown → Sheffield →
northernTerminusOf	Overland Track →
partOf	Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area →
popularActivity	bushwalking → canoeing → mountain climbing → multi-day trekking → wildlife photography →
southernTerminusOf	Overland Track →
state	Tasmania →
traditionalOwners	Palawa people →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	Tasmanian Wilderness →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area →	contains
Tasmania →	hasProtectedArea
Mount Ossa →	locatedIn
Mount Ossa →	protectedArea