Mother Cummings Peak, Mountain summit in Central Highlands, Tasmania.
Mother Cummings Peak is a mountain summit in Tasmania that rises to 1270 meters and features steep cliffs surrounding its flat top area. The vegetation here is sparse and low, allowing wide views across the surrounding valleys and plateaus.
The area was crossed by fur trappers in the 1800s who created different routes across the Great Western Tiers summits. These early paths later developed into the walking tracks that lead to the peak today.
The peak's name comes from Cummings Head, the summit of Mother Cummings Peak, which rises between the upper Meander Valley and Mole Creek. Two walking tracks reach the summit: one from the north via Mole Creek and one from the south from the upper Meander Valley. The German Wikipedia places the mountain northeast of Ironstone Mountain.
Two walking tracks reach the summit: one from the north via Mole Creek and one from the south from the upper Meander Valley. The climb takes about 1 to 2 hours depending on fitness, and the track is rather steep.
The summit is also called Cummings Head, and from it the 360-degree view takes in the Great Western Tiers and the Central Highlands. The peak rises northeast of Ironstone Mountain, and its height is given as 1,255 metres in some sources and about 1,260–1,270 metres in others.
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