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Frenchman's Cap Parking Area - TAS

Frenchman's Cap Parking Area

Rest Area,Day Use

Position

DEG: -42.208788 145.980788

DMS: 42º 12' 31.64" S 145º 58' 50.84" E

UTM: 55 G 5326539mN 415867mE

Altitude: 390m

Address & Contact

Frenchmans Cap Track
Southwest TAS 7139

Phone: 03 6289 1172

Email: lakestclair@parks.tas.gov.au

Web: https://parks.tas.gov.au/explore-our-parks/franklin-gordon-wild-rivers-national-park/frenchmans-cap/frenchmans-cap-walk-notes

Information

This car park beside the Lyell Highway is the commencement of a walking track to Frenchmans Cap mountain.It is a Grade 4 hike, the most difficult hut-to-hut hike in Tasmania, with considerable elevation gain and loss over rough terrain.

PlaceID	153820

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Butlers Gorge at 02/02:30am EDT

Distance from Frenchman's Cap Parking Area 25.37km E

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
5.4°C	4.4°C	100%	5.4°C	hPa	0.0mm	CALM	0km/hr 0knots	0km/hr 0knots

Closest Climatic Station

Lake St Clair National Park

Distance from Frenchman's Cap Parking Area 19.08km NE

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	19.3	19.3	16.6	13.0	10.2	7.7	7.2	8.2	10.0	12.7	15.6	17.2
Mean Min. °C	6.3	6.0	4.2	2.9	1.7	0.2	-0.1	0.3	0.9	2.0	3.6	5.0
Mean Rain mm	100.7	79.8	110.2	136.5	156.8	169.6	202.0	246.0	220.2	173.3	134.2	130.9