Mount Arthur (Tasmania)
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| Mount Arthur | |
|---|---|
 Mount Arthur, near Lilydale | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,188 m (3,898 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 698 m (2,290 ft)[1] |
| Isolation | 15.48 km (9.62 mi)[1] |
| Coordinates | 41°16′12″S 147°16′48″E / 41.27000°S 147.28000°E[2] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Arthur Location in Tasmania | |
| Location | Northern Tasmania, Australia |
Mount Arthur is a mountain in the northern region of Tasmania, Australia. With an elevation of 1,188 metres (3,898 ft) above sea level,[1] the mountain is located north-east of Launceston, near the town of Lilydale.
Mount Arthur had been called Row Tor in the 1800s, although this name also applies on maps to nearby Mount Barrow. Later maps of the north-east show Row Tor as occupying the present day location of Mount Arthur.[3] Row Tor is a homonym of Rough Tor, named for the eponymous mountain in Cornwall, England and not in reference to the mountain's shape, as is commonly supposed.[4][5][6]
The first reference to "Mount Arthur" (in north-east Tasmania) in the news appears in 1834, yet references to the same mountain as "Row Tor" continue into the latter half of the century.[7][8][9][10]
Mt Arthur is named for Lt-Governor Arthur, the chief administrator of Tasmania from 1823 and 1837. His tenure was mostly marked by the establishment of administrative and penal institutions. Similarly, Port Arthur, which was a notably gruesome penal settlement,[11] was named after him to recognize his contributions to the colony's development .
