# Mount Heemskirk

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Mountain in Tasmania, Australia

Mount Heemskirk Mount Heemskirk Location in Tasmania Highest point Elevation 751 m (2,464 ft)[1] Prominence 171 m (561 ft)[1] Isolation 4.41 km (2.74 mi)[1] Coordinates 41°51′6.66″S 145°10′19.96″E / 41.8518500°S 145.1722111°E / -41.8518500; 145.1722111 Naming Native name Roeinrim, Traoota munatta Peerapper (Northwestern Tasmanian) Geography Location West Coast of Tasmania, Australia Parent range Heemskirk Range Geology Rock age Jurassic Mountain type Dolerite

**Mount Heemskirk** is a mountain in [Western Tasmania](/source/Western_Tasmania), west of the [West Coast Range](/source/West_Coast_Range%2C_Tasmania). It has an elevation of 751 metres (2,464 ft) above sea level.[2] The closest town is [Zeehan](/source/Zeehan%2C_Tasmania), about 14 kilometres (9 mi) away.[2]

## History

The indigenous [Peerapper](/source/Peerapper_language) name for the mountain is recorded as *Roeinrim* or *Traoota munatta*.[3]

### European naming

On 24 November 1642, [Dutch](/source/Dutch_people) explorer [Abel Tasman](/source/Abel_Tasman) became the first European explorer to sight and document the Heemskirk and [West Coast](/source/West_Coast_Range%2C_Tasmania) Ranges. Tasman sailed his ships close to the coastal area which today encompasses the [Southwest Conservation Area](/source/West_Coast%2C_Tasmania), south of [Macquarie Harbour](/source/Macquarie_Harbour), but was unable to send a landing party ashore due to poor weather and did not make contact with any [South West](/source/Aboriginal_Tasmanians#South_West_Coast) Tasmanian groups. In their circumnavigation of Tasmania between 1798 and 1799, [George Bass](/source/George_Bass) and [Matthew Flinders](/source/Matthew_Flinders) named the Heemskirk Ranges mountains Mount Heemskirk and [Mount Zeehan](/source/Mount_Zeehan) after Tasman's ships, the warship *[Heemskerck](/source/Heemskerck_(1638_ship))* (itself named after [Jacob van Heemskerck](/source/Jacob_van_Heemskerck), whose surname means "from [Heemskerk](/source/Heemskerk)") and the 200-tonne (200-long-ton; 220-short-ton) [fluyt](/source/Fluyt) *Zeehaen* (Old Dutch for "Sea Rooster") in honour of Tasman's voyage of exploration.[4][5] Although Dutch in origin, Bass and Flinder's [Anglicised](/source/Anglicised) naming of Mount Heemskirk and Mount Zeehan created some of the oldest British place names in Tasmania.[note 1]

## Mining

The mountain and its surrounding high ground was also known as the Heemskirk mining area in the 1890s and the first decade of the 1900s.[7][8][9]

## Tourism

After the success of [mountain biking in Derby](/source/Derby%2C_Tasmania#Mountain_Biking_in_Derby), several [mountain bike](/source/Mountain_bike) trails opened on Mount Heemskirk in 2020.[10][11]

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## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Names_7-0)** Only a few [Dutch place names in Tasmania](/source/List_of_place_names_of_Dutch_origin_in_Australia#Tasmania) originate from Tasman's 1642 voyage. Although some place names originate from [Bruni d'Entrecasteaux's](/source/Bruni_d'Entrecasteaux) French expedition in 1792,[6] most place names were not assigned in [Van Diemen's Land](/source/Van_Diemen's_Land) until after the settlement of [Hobart Town](/source/Hobart%2C_Tasmania) at [Risdon Cove](/source/Risdon_Cove) in 1803. It was not until after the 1815 discovery of [Macquarie Harbour](/source/Macquarie_Harbour) by explorer and mariner [James Kelly](/source/James_Kelly_(Australian_explorer)) that many place names on the West Coast were assigned.

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-peakbagger_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-peakbagger_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-peakbagger_1-2) ["Mount Heemskirk, Tasmania"](http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=77798). *Peakbagger.com*. Retrieved 4 June 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-bonzle.com_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-bonzle.com_2-1) ["Frequently asked questions about Mount Heemskirk in Tasmania - Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia"](http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=36449&d=faq&cmd=sp&c=1&x=145.17221&y=-41.85185&w=40000&mpsec=0).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Milligan, Joseph (1858). ["On the dialects and languages of the Aboriginal Tribes of Tasmania, and on their manners and customs"](https://eprints.utas.edu.au/19369/1/1-1859-Dialects-Aboriginal-Tribes-Tasmania.pdf) (PDF). *Papers of the Royal Society of Tasmania*: 270.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Ships_4-0)** F. Adama van Scheltema & Anton Mensing, 1898. ["Tasman's ships Zeehaen and Heemskerck"](https://digital.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/nodes/view/2617). [State Library of South Australia](/source/State_Library_of_South_Australia). Retrieved 2 June 2022.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_numeric_names:_authors_list))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Models_5-0)** ["Ship model Dutch fluyt ZEEHAEN of 1639"](https://www.modelships.de/Fluyt-Zeehaen/Fluyt-Zeehaen.htm). modelships.de. Retrieved 2 June 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-:French_6-0)** ["French came, sowed and left Tasmania in 1792"](https://www.smh.com.au/national/french-came-sowed-and-left-tasmania-in-1792-20030220-gdgav4.html). [Australian Broadcasting Corporation](/source/Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation). 20 February 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Waterhouse, L. Lawry (1916) *The South Heemskirk Tin Field* Hobart. Dept. of Mines, Geological Survey bulletin (Geological Survey of Tasmania); no. 21.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Waller, George A (1902), [*Report on the tin ore deposits of Mount Heemskirk*](https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/19466527), John Vail. Government Printer, retrieved 4 June 2022

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Howard, Patrick; Howard, Patrick (2009), *Farewell Heemskirk goodbye Dundas : a history of the Heemskirk and Dundas mining fields*, Mount Heemskirk Books, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-646-52414-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-646-52414-6)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-:bikes_11-0)** Powell, Sandy (13 November 2020). ["West Coast's Heemskirk Range and Mount Owen mountain bike trail networks enter next phase"](https://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/7012077/rugged-unique-mountain-biking-incoming-on-the-west-coast/). [The Advocate](/source/The_Advocate_(Tasmania)). Retrieved 4 June 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-:bikes2_12-0)** Powell, Sandy (11 May 2022). ["Next Level Mountain bike building trails into the Heemskirk Range"](https://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/7732681/a-whole-new-range-of-west-coast-bike-trails-set-for-spring-opening/). [The Advocate](/source/The_Advocate_(Tasmania)). Retrieved 4 June 2022.

v t e Mountains in Tasmania, Australia Arthur Range Eastern Federation (1,224 m or 4,016 ft) Ben Lomond Legges Tor (1,572 m or 5,157 ft) Giblin Peak (1,569 m or 5,148 ft) Markham Heights (1,542 m or 5,059 ft) Hamilton Crags (1,540 m or 5,052 ft) Stacks Bluff (1,527 m or 5,010 ft) Misery Bluff (1,520 m or 4,987 ft) Ossian’s Throne (1,498 m or 4,915 ft) Coalmine Crag (1,498 m or 4,915 ft) Magnet Crag (1,464 m or 4,803 ft) Victoria (1,213 m or 3,980 ft) Du Cane Range unnamed peak (1,520 m or 4,987 ft) Geryon North (1,516 m or 4,974 ft) Massif (1,514 m or 4,967 ft) Geryon South (1,509 m or 4,951 ft) Gould (1,485 m or 4,872 ft) Castle Crag (1,482 m or 4,862 ft) Thetis (1,482 m or 4,862 ft) The Acropolis (1,481 m or 4,859 ft) Achilles (1,363 m or 4,472 ft) Eldon Range Eldon Peak (1,440 m or 4,724 ft) Eldon Bluff Great Western Tiers Ironstone (1,443 m or 4,734 ft) Meehan Range Direction (418 m or 1,371 ft) Flagstaff Hill (435 m or 1,427 ft) Gunners Quoin (423 m or 1,388 ft) Pelion Range Ossa (1,614 m or 5,295 ft)1 Pelion West (1,560 m or 5,118 ft) Pelion East (1,461 m or 4,793 ft) Wellington Range Kriwalayti / Nelson (340 m or 1,115 ft) Kunanyi / Wellington (1,269 m or 4,163 ft) West Coast Range Murchison (1,275 m or 4,183 ft) Jukes (1,168 m or 3,832 ft) Sedgwick (1,147 m or 3,763 ft) Owen (1,146 m or 3,760 ft) Sorell (1,144 m or 3,753 ft) Read (1,124 m or 3,688 ft) Proprietary Peak (1,103 m or 3,619 ft) Hamilton (1,103 m or 3,619 ft) Darwin (1,031 m or 3,383 ft) Heemskirk Agnew (848 m or 2,782 ft) Dundas (1,143 m or 3,750 ft) Heemskirk (751 m or 2,464 ft) Zeehan (701 m or 2,300 ft) Sticht unnamed peak (1,080 m or 3,543 ft) Tyndall Geikie (1,191 m or 3,907 ft) Tyndall (1,179 m or 3,868 ft) Not in a defined range Mount Olympus (1,472 m or 4,829 ft) Frenchmans Cap (1,446 m or 4,744 ft) Barrow (1,406 m or 4,613 ft) 1 Highest summit elevation in Tasmania Category

v t e Western region of Tasmania, Australia Cities and other settlements Queenstown Crotty Darwin Dundas Gormanston Guildford Linda Pillinger Regatta Point Rosebery Strahan Tullah Waratah Williamsford Zeehan Governance Braddon (federal) Braddon (state) Franklin Land District Montgomery Land District Montagu Land District West Coast Council Lyell Murchison Zeehan Mountains West Coast Range Black Darwin Dundas Heemskirk Huxley Jukes Lyell Murchison Owen Read Read Volcanics Sedgwick Sorell Strahan Zeehan Tyndall Geikie Tyndall Eldon Eldon Peak Engineer unnamed peak Raglan unnamed peak Sticht unnamed peak National parks Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area Rivers Anne Anthony Franklin Gordon Henty King Lea Mackintosh Murchison Pieman Queen Sophia Lakes Beatrice Burbury Dora Gordon Mackintosh Murchison Pieman Rosebery Westwood Dams Anthony Crotty Darwin Gordon Henty Mackintosh Tullabardine Lake Margaret Murchison Reece Power stations Anthony Power Development Bastyan Gordon John Butters Lake Margaret Mackintosh Reece Tribute Transport Anthony Road Hercules Haulage Lyell Highway Murchison Highway Queenstown Airport Strahan Airport Railways Emu Bay Macquarie Heads breakwater Melba Mount Dundas-Zeehan North East Dundas North Mount Lyell Wee Georgie Wood West Coast Wilderness Zeehan-Strahan Railway stations and former railway stations Queenstown Zeehan Landmarks Natural Birchs Inlet Cape Sorell Darwin Crater Granville Harbour Hells Gates Iron Blow Kelly Basin Linda Valley Macquarie Harbour Montezuma Falls Nelson Falls Ocean Beach Trial Harbour Man-made Cape Sorell Lighthouse Gaiety Theatre Galley Museum Paragon Theatre Queenstown Oval People of note Convicts on the West Coast Crotty Davey Gould Joyce Long Moore Pearce Piguenit Piners Sticht Whitham Mining Comstock Mine Copper Mines Henty Gold Mine Mount Jukes Mine sites Mount Lyell Mining & Railway Company Mount Lyell Remediation and Research and Demonstration Program North Mount Lyell North Mount Lyell Disaster (1912) Renison Bell Stichtite West Coast Tasmania Mines Books and newspapers For the Term of His Natural Life Gould's Book of Fish The Peaks of Lyell West Coast Miner Zeehan & Dundas Herald Other Darwin glass The Unconformity Round Earth Theatre Company Tasmanian West bioregion Western Tasmanian Football Association Western Tasmanian languages

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