41°52'15.6"S, 146°02’04.2"E
Mount Ossa, Cradle Mountain-Lake St. Clair National Park, Tasmania
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We scrabbled up the scree slopes of Tasmania's tallest mountain on Christmas Day, surprised how the orange-flecked dolerite cut through the stark blue haze. The shape the terrain took was distinctly yonic, aptly suited to the Cradle we were exploring.
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GEOLOGICAL PROFILE: A prominent horn peak shaped by Pleistocene glaciation, composed of a Jurassic dolerite sill.
DATA SET USED: ELVIS 2m Digital Elevation Model.