Sticht Range
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Sticht Range is a mountain range
in the West Coast, Tasmania
. It runs between two tributaries of the Eldon River.
It was named after Robert Carl Sticht
the manager of the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company
Mountain range
A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...
in the West Coast, Tasmania
West Coast, Tasmania
The West Coast of Tasmania is the part of the state that is strongly associated with wilderness, mining and tourism, rough country and isolation...
. It runs between two tributaries of the Eldon River.
It was named after Robert Carl Sticht
Robert Carl Sticht
Robert Carl Sticht was an American metallurgist and copper mine manager, active in Colorado and Montana, U.S.A. and in Tasmania, Australia...
the manager of the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company
Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company
Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company was a Tasmanian mining company formed on the 29 March 1893, most commonly referred to as Mount Lyell. Mount Lyell was the dominant copper mining company of the West Coast from 1893 to 1994, and was based in Queenstown, Tasmania.Following consolidation of...
Location
It is located within the eastern part of the West Coast Range and can be viewed from the Hydro Tasmania built road (B24) at Lake Plimsoll.External links
- West Coast Range on Google Maps
- http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/wha/wherein/detail.html - context of World Heritage Area