The Cupola, Mountain summit in Tasmania, Australia
The Cupola is a mountain in the Frankland Range of south-west Tasmania, Australia. It rises to 970 metres above sea level and juts out from the range towards Lake Pedder. Redtop Peak lies to the west of The Cupola.
The name comes from architectural terminology, describing the structural similarity between the mountain's shape and dome structures of buildings. Early surveyors and explorers chose this term based on how the peak's form appeared to them.
The name comes from the cupola, a dome-shaped lantern on a roof, after the peak's form. The Cupola marks the northwest end of the Frankland Range above Lake Pedder, with Redtop Peak to the west.
The Cupola rises at the north-west end of the Frankland Range, above Lake Pedder, with Redtop Peak to the west. The sources give no marked route or track, so approach and route-finding are left to walkers with bush experience; the summit stands at 970 metres above sea level.
The name refers to a cupola, the dome-shaped lantern on a roof, because the peak's form was thought to resemble one. The Cupola marks the north-western end of the Frankland Range, jutting out from the ridge toward the impoundment Lake Pedder, with Redtop Peak lying immediately to the west.
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