Flora at Hartz Peak

This is the right time of year for wildflower displays.

Anisotome procumbens, Mountain Celery.

Orites revolutus, Revolute Orites.

Donatia novae-zelandiae, Snow Cushionplant.

Donatia novae-zelandiae, Snow Cushionplant.

Unidentified

Epacris serpyllifolia, Alpine Heath.

Ozothamnus ledifolius, Mountain Everlastingbush.

Bauera rubioides, Wiry Bauera.

Drosera arcturi, Alpine Sundew, on cushion plant, Donatia novae-zelandiae.

Drosera arcturi, Alpine Sundew, on cushion plant, Donatia novae-zelandiae.

Bellendena montana, Mountain Rocket, flowers not fully opened.

Bellendena montana, Mountain Rocket

Bellendena montana, Mountain Rocket

Unidentifed

Unidentifed

Telopea truncata, Tasmanian Waratah. This extremely profuse display is right beside the track close to the carpark.

Telopea truncata, Tasmanian Waratah.

Telopea truncata, Tasmanian Waratah.

Telopea truncata, Tasmanian Waratah.

Richea scoparia, Scoparia

Eucalyptus coccifera, Snow Peppermint or Snowgum.

Miligania densiflora, Silky Milligania. This pant has been flowering very profusely this year. Apparently it flowers profusely every now and then.

Unidentified.

Hartz Peak - 23rd December 2012

Nice walk on a Sunday afternoon, even if everyone else had a poor excuse for not coming.

Mount Picton seen across Hartz Lake from near Hartz Peak summit - 23rd December 2012

Hartz Peak and Mountain Celery in flower (Anisotome procumbens). Precipitous Bluff and other peaks of the Southern Ranges in the background - 23rd December 2012

Hartz Peak with an incredible field of ice-shattered dolerite. This lies just to the left of the marked track just below the summit - 23rd December 2012

Hartz Peak with Victor - 14th April 2012

Having put Victor's brother Gabi up on the blog, just because he climbed Mount Wellington, I thought I'd go back and see where I'd put Victor up when he stayed with us last year. Found I hadn't put it up, bit remiss of me!

Alex and I took Victor to Hartz Peak. Eamonn was doing his hair or something. We had a great walk and showed Victor the best easy views of Southwest Tasmania. As I recall it was cool on top, but not too bad.

Federation Peak is seen behind the lads and to the right - it's the lumpy mountain. It is considered one of the more difficult mountains in Tasmania, requiring a solid walk in and some airy climbing.

Alex and Victor on Hartz Peak. Ironbound Range to the left of them, Federation Peak on horizon towards the right hand side - 14th April 2012.

Hartz Peak - 6th April 2012

The Ironbound Range, bobs Knobs, Mt Bobs and The Boomerang and Federation Peak from Hartz Peak - 6th April 2012

Bit late I know, but here it is. My next blog post explains why I needed to put this one up.

Hartz Peak - 10th March 2012

I thought the weather forecast suggested I might be able to get some atmospheric shots up at Hartz in cooler weather than my last visit. In the event it was more cloudy than atmospheric, but was an enjoyable walk nevertheless. Met some Victorians who I was destined to meet again.

Hartz Lake - 10th March 2012

The Devils Backbone, Hartz Mountains - 10th March 2012

The Devils Backbone can be traversed, and I think the Hobart Walking Club used to take walks there. I'm not sure how far you can actually get, however I was in a group that traversed to a point above Lake Osborne. The way was quite scrubby, as was our descent, and frankly the method of descent was quite environmentally unfriendly. Five or six blokes basically falling down the steep hill through the scrub, clearing a path so the rear-most had almost a track to walk down. The section shown in the photo is well beyond Lake Osborne and I should think the saddles are very scrubby.

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Hartz Peak - 25th February 2012

This was the weekend Hobart was very hot all weekend. We had arranged a walk to Lake Skinner, but for various reasons people pulled out. I had been keen on walking to Snowy South in fact, but given the day was forecast to reach 37º and hit 38º I think, I decided against it. An early morning trip to Hartz Peak seemed more like a good idea. It was 18º at 6:30am when I left the carpark and just got warmer. Anyway, I had a lovely walk as the sun rose.

Hartz Peak in the early sun from just below Lake Esperance - 25th February 2012

Mount Anne from near Hartz Peak - 25th February 2012

Mount Picton and Hartz Lake from near Hartz Peak - 25th February 2012

Hartz Peak - 16th January 2012

Federation Peak from Hartz - 16th January 2012

It was a quite warm day in Hobart last Monday, with a warmer day to come on Tuesday. On the way home it occurred to me that a walk in a cool breeze up a mountain would be nice, and this was just the day and time of year for it. Isaac was up for it, and we headed off directly to Hartz. We got walking around 6:15pm and got to the top at about 7:25pm. I'd had delusions about watching the sunset, but that wasn't until 8:49 according to the internet. The breeze was so cool that I needed the soft-shell and hood, and would have been hard-pressed to stay there for an hour. We didn't hang around that long, although we had head torches for a dark return trip if necessary. It was very nice to climb Hartz Peak after a day at work, and even more surprising to find there was more than enough time to do so. The views in the evening light were lovely. I didn't see much in the way of colour in the sky as sunset passed later, so I don't think we missed much by leaving.

Flower (Eyebright?), Hartz Mountains - 16th January 2012

Hartz Peak - 2nd January 2012

To round out the weekend Isaac and I went to Hartz Peak. He didn't want to get up in time to see the sunrise, so we got there a bit after 9am. It was pretty warm, and on the way down we passed a lady who seemed a bit over-heated. She said she was fine, but I suspect she was sunburnt and a little parched. Hope she enjoyed it. There were plenty of people out enjoying the fine day, and the views were pretty good - Frenchmans just visible. I think this is probably ascent number 66, have been slacking off over the last year.

Rock Daisybush, Olearia ledifolia - Hartz Mountains - 2nd January 2012

Silky Milligania, Milligania densiflora, Hartz Mountains - 2nd January 2012

Mountain Rocket, Bellendena montana, Hartz Mountains - 2nd January 2012