Iron Blow Lookout, Queenstown, Tasmania
It was a very windy day and the drone wobbled quite a bit in one or two places as we struggled to keep it from falling at a great height. An aerial view over Iron Blow Lookout, Queesnstown, Tasmania. Views of the Linda Valley and Lake Burbery.
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Iron Blow HD open cut mine on the west coats of Tasmania.
Iron Blow Lookout - Queenstown, Tasmania.
lookout over old water-filled open cut mine looking out over Linda Valley and Lakebury. west coast of tassie.
What makes QUEENSTOWN, Tasmania an Ecological Wonder?
Queenstown has been recognised by the National Trust as a historic town is an old mining town in Western Tasmania. Queenstown is now considered one of Australia's ecological wonder and is an exciting municipality, nestled in the Queen River valley.
Iron Blow Lookout on Gormanston was where iron ore was found and mined for many many years (not to mention the horrific Queenstown mining disaster) in the now bare hills behind Queenstown.
Opposite lies Horsetail Falls, a large seasonal waterfall on Moore Creek.
Also located in this beautiful village is the Spion Kopf Lookout
which was named by soldiers returning from the Boer War. The place is famous for its caravan park as well.
The #Unconformity is a contemporary arts festival that explores the paradoxes of Queenstown usually celebrated in the month of October.
#IronBlowLookout #SpionKopfLookout #HorsetailFalls #Queenstown #EcologicalWonder #TheUnconformity
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Horsetail Falls, Gormanston - Tasmania, Australia
Want to see the drive from Gormanston to Queenstown Tasmania?
A drivers-eye view of the drive from Gormanston down through the bends on the Queenstown Mountains, in time lapse.
Wotz @ Horsetail Falls Track, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia
The historical mining town of Queenstown, Tasmania shows off it's scenic waterfall view from Horsetail Falls track.
Gormanston
This video is about Gormanston
Near Queenstown, Tasmania
up the road from where i live
Queenstown, Tasmania
Queenstown is an old mining town in Western Tasmania, that has been recognised by the National Trust as a historic town. It is about a 5 hour drive from Hobart on the Lyell Highway.
Mining began here in the late 1800s, first with gold and later copper. It remains an important industry and the main employer. In 2005-06, Copper Mines of Tasmania produced 2.6 million tonnes of copper concentrate. Tourism is a growing industry. Queenstown is the base of the West Coast Wilderness Railway, which runs to Strahan and draws large numbers of tourists.
Queenstown is an interesting town, nestled in the Queen River valley. Summers can be hot and can reach 30+ degrees, although it is not uncommon to have snow on Mt Owen in December. Winters are cool and wet, with snow falling regularly on the peaks on the West Coast Range that can be seen from the town. It is not uncommon for the roads into Queenstown to be blocked, and for the town cut off for short periods during the middle of winter. The best time to visit is between December and April.
Many of the early buildings remain and a stroll around town is a must if you want a sense of what the town was like during the height of the copper mining operations. The drive in to Queenstown over Gormanston Hill is a startling introduction to the town. The barren landscape was brought about by the combination of tree removal for the smelters, and the subsequent years of pollution. Trees were logged to fuel the furnaces of the smelters in the early years. Then large amounts of sulphur from the smelting process polluted the soils, killing much of the ground vegetation. Heavy rainfall of the area washed away most of the topsoil. The combination of the effects of tree removal, heavy rains, smelter fumes and uncontrolled bushfires, are evident in the bare ground areas that are spread across the foothills of Mount Lyell and Mount Owen to this day.
Queenstown is a great stopover when visiting the West Coast, with many West Coast attractions only a short drive away. Queenstown has a good range of places to sleep, as well as very picturesque drives to the nearby attractions.
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Snow on moutains, Queenstown, Tasmania
Horsetail Falls, Queenstown , Tasmania
Just 5kms from Queenstown in the small village of Gormanston is Horsetail Falls, a large seasonal waterfall on Moore Creek. With Mt. Owen as its backdrop Horsetail Falls is a large seasonal waterfall that is best seen after heavy rain or in the winter / spring period. A large parking area suitable for RV's and large vehicles is on the side of the Lyell Highway (A10) and and a boardwalk staircase works it around uphill closer to for a good view of Horsetail Falls.
Horsetail Falls can also be seen very clearly from the Lyell Highway
Gormanston Hill
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Horsetail Falls (Queenstown Falls)
Semicircular sweep from right to left then following along the path of the waterfall and creek before zooming back out and ending up on the waterfall itself again .
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Queenstown Falls (Horsetail Falls)
Fixated on the falls with Triple J radio blaring from the car stereo in the background .
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Horsetail Falls - Tasmania Hiking
A short wak on the newly constructed Horsetail Falls Track near Queenstown, Western Tasmania. The new track is great, but I extended by contuining on past its end on a much rougher old track to the very top of the falls.