Scotts Peak
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Scotts Peak is a mountain in the South West Tasmania
which is associated with the construction and flooding of the original Lake Pedder
, as the lake now completely surrounds the peak. It lies just north of the Frankland Range
.
There is a Scotts Peak Dam
and a Scotts Peak Dam Road
in the region.
South West Tasmania
South West Tasmania is a region in Tasmania that has evolved over the fifty years between its consideration as a potential resource for development to its consideration as World Heritage wilderness...
which is associated with the construction and flooding of the original Lake Pedder
Lake Pedder
Lake Pedder was once a natural lake, located in the southwest of Tasmania, Australia but the name is now used in an official sense to refer to the much larger artificial impoundment and diversion lake formed when the original lake was expanded by damming in 1972 by the Hydro Electric Commission of...
, as the lake now completely surrounds the peak. It lies just north of the Frankland Range
Frankland Range
The Frankland Range is a mountain range in South West Tasmania, Australia. It is a less popular site of bushwalking than other, more famous, ranges in Tasmania's South West, and is for much more advanced walkers due to its length, isolation and terrain....
.
There is a Scotts Peak Dam
Scotts Peak Dam
The Scotts Peak Dam was one of the three component dams in the flooding of the original Lake Pedder in South West Tasmania, Australia. Completed in 1973, the dam is high, long, spanning across the upper reaches of the Huon River....
and a Scotts Peak Dam Road
Scotts Peak Dam Road
Scotts Peak Dam RoadIs the most southerly point of road access into the South West Tasmania region.It was built specifically to facilitate the construction of dams for the flooding of Lake Pedder...
in the region.
Further reading
- (1990) Draft recreation development plan : Strathgordon - Scotts Peak area. Hobart, Tas. : Department of Parks, Wildlife and Heritage.