Mount Roland Conservation Area

Not to be confused with Roland, Tasmania.

Mount Roland
Mount Roland from the lookout at Sheffield
Highest point
Elevation	1,234 m (4,049 ft)AHD[1]
Prominence	563 m (1,847 ft)[1]
Listing	List of highest mountains of Tasmania
Coordinates	41°27′35″S 146°15′35″E[2]
Geography
Mount Roland Location in Tasmania
Location	North West Tasmania, Australia
Geology
Rock age	Jurassic
Mountain type	Dolerite

Mount Roland is a locality, a mountain, and a conservation area in the north west coast region of Tasmania, Australia.^[3]

The mountain is near the town of Sheffield. The peak rises to 1,234 metres (4,049 ft) above sea level^[1] and there are a number of well-marked bushwalks suitable for a day of pleasant exercise. There are long established walking tracks from both Claude Road and Gowrie Park to the summit.^[4][5][6][7]

A Mount Roland cable car has been proposed for the mountain on several occasions.^[8] The local community remains divided over the suitability or desirability of a cable car.^[9]

The locality of Mount Roland is a rural locality in the local government areas of Meander Valley and Kentish in the Launceston and North and north-west regions of Tasmania. The locality is about 75 kilometres (47 mi) west of the town of Westbury. The 2016 census has a population of nil for the state suburb of Mount Roland.^[10] Mount Roland is a confirmed locality.^[11]

The Mersey River forms part of the southern boundary. The Mount Roland Conservation Area occupies a small area in the north of the locality.^[12] Route C136 (Claude Road) runs through the north-east corner of the locality. Route C138 (Olivers Road) enters from the north-west and runs south until it exits.^[11][13]

There was a death near the summit in 2015; a senior South Australian health official is alleged to have murdered his wife. The official later killed himself while he was in the Risdon jail.^[14]

See also

• List of highest mountains of Tasmania

References

1. "Mount Roland, Australia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
2. "Mount Roland (TAS)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
3. University of Tasmania. Institute for Regional Development; Mount Roland Steering Committee (Tas.) (2011), Mount Roland developing a destination, University of Tasmania, archived from the original on 1 May 2012, retrieved 12 July 2012
4. "ON MOUNT ROLAND". The Examiner (DAILY ed.). Launceston, Tasmania. 11 January 1910. p. 4. Retrieved 12 July 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
5. Tasmania. Dept. of Parks, Wildlife and Heritage (1990), Mount Roland day walk map, Tasmap, retrieved 12 July 2012
6. Mount Roland day walk map, Tasmap, 1986, retrieved 12 July 2012
7. Mount Roland bushwalk, Hiking the World (published 2020), 7 March 2018, retrieved 17 December 2020
8. "Cable car tourism push for Sheffield's Mt Roland". The Mercury. 27 April 2014. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
9. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
10. "2016 Census Quick Stats Mount Roland (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
11. "Placenames Tasmania – Mount Roland". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "38115E", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
12. "Mount Roland, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
13. "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
14. "Alleged SA wife-killer takes own life". adelaidenow. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2023.