Mount Ragoona
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Mount Ragoona, at 1350 metres altitude is a relatively high mountain in the southern region of the Walls of Jerusalem National Park
Walls of Jerusalem National Park
Walls Of Jerusalem is a national park in Tasmania, Australia, 144 km northwest of Hobart. It forms part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area....

 in Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...

, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

. It is virtually surrounded by four large lakes; Myrtle, Meston, Louisa and Adelaide. It is not that well known, however it is a prominent mountain rising from the shores of Lake Myrtle.

Mountain Facts

The mountain summit is at grid reference 334619 UTM Zone 55S and high resolution topographical information is available on Tasmap
Tasmap
Tasmap is the main government authority for the state of Tasmania in Australia for the mapping and management of land information systems for the state....

 Cathedral (4236) 1:25000. Directly below its sheer cliff face to the immediate west is Lake Myrtle and further west lies Chalice Lake and then
Cathedral Mountain, due north is Lake Bill, somewhat distant to the northeast but dominant are the Walls of Jerusalem and due south are The Mountains of Jupiter.

Ascending

On the track from Lake Myrtle to Lake Meston shown on the Cathedral Tasmap and at the approximate gridpoint 355624 UTM 55S, a poorly cairned pad follows an eastern ridge towards the summit of Mount Rogoona.

Nearby visible mountains

  • Cathedral Mountain
  • Mount Pelion East
    Mount Pelion East
    Mount Pelion East is in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park in Tasmania, Australia. It is the sixteenth highest mountain in Tasmania at 1461 metres, slightly higher than the better known Frenchmans Cap at 1446 metres...

  • Walls of Jerusalem
  • The Acropolis
  • Mount Geryon
    Mount Geryon
    Mount Geryon is a mountain in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park in Tasmania, Australia. It is the ninth highest mountain in Tasmania.It is a major feature of the national park, and is a popular venue with bushwalkers and mountain climbers...

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