Ben LomondArticle Free Pass Ben Lomond, mountain mass in
northeastern Tasmania, Australia, comprising a plateau of 30
square miles (78 square km) made up of igneous rock. It mostly
lies above 4,500 feet (1,400 m), making it the highest land in
the state. The loftiest portion stretches 7 miles (11 km) from
Legge Peak (Legges Tor; 5,161 feet [1,573 m]) southeast to
Stacks Bluff (5,010 feet [1,527 m]). The surface is covered with
many small hills and lakes. Ben Lomond lies within a 62-square-
mile (161-square-kilometre) national park, the major winter-
sports resort for northern Tasmania. Tin and wolfram (tungsten)
have been mined on the southeastern slopes. It was named in 1804
by the administrator and explorer Lieutenant Colonel William
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