Mount Barrow State Reserve - TAS

  National Parks,Reserves

Position

DEG: -41.38558 147.41705
DMS: 41º 23' 8.08" S 147º 25' 1.39" E
UTM: 55 G 5418355mN 534869mE
Altitude: 1278.01m

Description

Place Type

Reserves - National Parks,Reserves

Location

22.47kms SouthEast of Lilydale
25kms NorthEast of Evandale
26.65kms South of Scottsdale
31.23kms SouthWest of Ringarooma

Address & Contact

Mt Barrow TAS
Phone: N/A
Email: N/A
Web: N/A

Information

The Mount Barrow State Reserve is 459 hectares (1,134 acres) and is an important habitat for several threatened species. These include the Tasmanian Wedge-tailed Eagle, the spotted-tail quoll and Eastern quoll and the Mount Arthur Burrowing Crayfish. Marsupials regularly sighted on the mountain include wombats, pademelons, Bennett's wallabies and Forester kangaroos. The reserve also features a pleasant picnic ground with a nature trail beginning and ending there.

Mount Barrow is the main television and FM radio transmission site for north east Tasmania. The broadcasting and telecommunication structures are subject to ice build up and have shields incorporated into their designs to prevent damage from falling ice. Due to the rugged terrain the programme reaches the sites via microwave links instead of the usual fibre optic cables. Electrical power reaches the facilities by an overhead line running up the eastern side of the mountain.

Mount Barrow Road can be driven up through the mountain pass to the summit of Mt Barrow for spectacular views. See separate Mount Barrow listing for specific details and information about this drive and what's at the summit.
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Closest Weather Station

Scottsdale at 03/04:30am EDT
Distance from Mount Barrow State Reserve 24.6km N
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
13.1°C12.0°C92%11.8°C1001.2hPa0.2mmSE9km/hr
5knots
13km/hr
7knots

Closest Climatic Station

Scottsdale (West Minstone Road)
Distance from Mount Barrow State Reserve 24.6km N
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C22.823.021.318.014.912.612.012.614.216.418.820.8
Mean Min. °C10.711.29.98.05.84.23.73.94.75.87.89.2
Mean Rain mm56.940.155.679.797.1102.0116.2120.598.181.970.167.1

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