It holds Tasmania's only alpine ski field, on a plateau ringed by The Organ Pipes, volcanic dolerite columns
Area
165 km²
Declared in
1947
Region
Tasmania
Climate
Tropical, Árido / desértico, Templado, Mediterráneo
Best time
March to May
Highlight
It holds Tasmania's only alpine ski field, on a plateau ringed by The Organ Pipes, volcanic dolerite columns
Declared in 1947, Ben Lomond holds Tasmania's only alpine ski field, set on a raised plateau ringed by The Organ Pipes, imposing vertical columns of volcanic dolerite that recall the pipes of a church organ, formed by the slow, even cooling of a magma intrusion some 170 million years ago.
Location
See on the interactive map23 species documented in Ben Lomond
At conservation risk:Demonio de Tasmania,Quoll oriental
Endemic to Australia:Demonio de Tasmania,Ornitorrinco
EndangeredDemonio de Tasmania
Sarcophilus harrisii
Águila audaz
Aquila audax
Near ThreatenedOrnitorrinco
Ornithorhynchus anatinus
EndangeredQuoll oriental
Dasyurus viverrinus
Least ConcernWombat común
Vombatus ursinus
Least ConcernAbanico australiano
Rhipidura leucophrys
Araña de espalda roja
Latrodectus hasselti
Bandicoot meridional de nariz corta
Isoodon obesulus
Boca de rana gris
Podargus strigoides
Cacatúa galerita
Cacatua galerita
Cuscús anillado común
Pseudocheirus peregrinus
Cuscús zorro común
Trichosurus vulpecula
Flora and ecosystems
Ecosystems found in Australia, where Ben Lomond lies.
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