Mount Huxley (Tasmania)
| Mount Huxley | |
|---|---|
Mount Huxley, taken from the Queenstown airport | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 926 m (3,038 ft) |
| Coordinates | 42°08′24″S 145°35′24″E / 42.14000°S 145.59000°E |
| Geography | |
Location in Tasmania | |
| Location | West Coast, Tasmania, Australia |
| Parent range | West Coast Range |
| Topo map | Owen: 3833 |
Mount Huxley is a mountain located on the West Coast Range in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia. With an elevation of 926 metres (3,038 ft) above sea level, the mountain was named by Charles Gould in 1863 in honour of Professor Thomas Henry Huxley.
One of the smaller peaks in the West Coast Range, the mountain comprises a large 200-metre (660 ft) 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.