Legges Tor, Mountain peak in Tasmania, Australia
Legges Tor is the summit of the Ben Lomond plateau in northeast Tasmania, reaching 1,572 m (some sources give 1,574 m). It is a rocky knoll on the plateau, set behind the cliffs of Giblin Fells, and a walking track leads to it from the ski village and from Carr Villa hut.
Before the 1905–1912 survey of Ben Lomond, Stacks Bluff was believed to be the plateau's highest point. William Vincent Legge suspected the northern highlands rose higher, and in 1907 his party explored them. Lyndhurst Giblin, a member of the party, climbed and measured the summit and named it after Legge; the bluff south of it was named for Giblin's father, Giblin Fells.
The name comes from William Vincent Legge, an ornithologist who surveyed the plateau; the state government gave the summit his name in 1907. The word tor is English for a rocky hilltop. Lyndhurst Giblin, a member of Legge's party, measured the summit and named it, while the bluff south of it honours Giblin's father as Giblin Fells.
The summit can be reached by walking trails that begin from the mountain village and the Carr Villa hut in the northern foothills. The route requires moderate fitness and is best tackled in stable weather conditions.
Legges Tor is a rocky knoll on the plateau, less conspicuous than the cliffs of Giblin Fells to its south, so walkers often pass it without realising it is the range's summit. Giblin Fells was named for the father of Lyndhurst Giblin, the survey party member who climbed and measured the summit.
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