Mount Arthur and The Twins, 5 - 8 January 2016
Day 1: From Flora Saddle car park to Flora Saddle, Mount Arthur Hut and to the summit of Mount Arthur, where I camped for the night.
Day 2: Down to a lovely campsite by a tarn in Ellis Basin, then over to the summit of the East Twin (1809m) and back to camp.
Day 3: Over the shoulder of Mount Arthur to Flora Hut.
Day 4: A short stroll back to the car park.
Trip map. 1 grid square = 1km. Left click on map then select "Sizes -> Original" in bottom right corner of screen to view full size.
View of Mount Arthur from the north
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View of Tasman Bay from the north-east ridge of Mount Arthur
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View down Horseshoe Creek from the north-east ridge of Mount Arthur. Mount Snowdon stands out behind the Lockett Range at centre image.
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View of Mount Arthur and the Horseshoe Basin from the north-east
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View of Mount Arthur and the Horseshoe Basin from the north-east
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View into Horseshoe Basin from the north-east ridge of Mount Arthur. Gordons Pyramid is sunlit on the far left.
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View into Horseshoe Basin from the north-east ridge of Mount Arthur. Gordons Pyramid is sunlit on the far left.
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View east from the north-east ridge of Mount Arthur. Tasman Bay is visible on left.
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Karst landscape in Horseshoe Basin below the north-east ridge of Mount Arthur
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Karst landscape in Horseshoe Basin below the north-east ridge of Mount Arthur. Gordons Pyramid is sunlit at centre image.
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View into Horseshoe Basin from the north-east ridge of Mount Arthur.
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View into Horseshoe Basin from the north-east ridge of Mount Arthur.
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View of The Twins from the ridge between Winter Peak and Mount Arthur. Mount Owen and Mount Patriarch are in the far back.
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View into Ellis Basin from the ridge between Winter Peak and Mount Arthur.
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Mount Owen and Mount Patriarch from Mount Arthur
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The northern Twin (left) from the ridge between Winter Peak and Mount Arthur. Pt 1753m is on the far right.
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View from the summit of Mount Arthur, looking over the Tablelands. Mount Snowdon is right of centre image.
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View from the summit of Mount Arthur. Gordons Pyramid is at centre image; Mount Snowdon back left.
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Panorama from the summit of Mount Arthur, looking north.
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Mount Crusader, Hoary Head and Mount Campbell from the summit of Mount Arthur.
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Panorama from the summit of Mount Arthur, looking north-east.
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Mount Crusader, Hoary Head and Mount Campbell from the summit of Mount Arthur. Tasman Bay is in the background.
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At sunset on the summit of Mount Arthur
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The Twins at sunset fromt the summit of Mount Arthur. Mount Patriarch is back left.
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The Twins at sunset fromt the summit of Mount Arthur. Mount Patriarch is back left.
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View of Mount Owen from the summit of Mount Arthur
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View of Mount Owen (at centre image) and Mount Patriarch (on the far right) from the summit of Mount Arthur
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The Twins at sunset fromt the summit of Mount Arthur. Mount Patriarch is back left.
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Panorama from the summit of Mount Arthur. Mount Owen is at centre image, Mount Patriarch further right, and The Twins on the far right.
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Sunset on the summit of Mount Arthur
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Sunset over The Twins from the summit of Mount Arthur
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Mount Owen and Mount Patriarch from the summit of Mount Arthur
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Mount Owen and Mount Patriarch from the summit of Mount Arthur
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View into the Leslie River from the summit of Mount Arthur
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Panorama from the summit of Mount Arthur. The Twins are at centre image. Mount Owen and Mount Patriarch are on the left, the Leslie River is on the right.
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Evening view of The Twins from the summit of Mount Arthur
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Evening panorama from the summit of Mount Arthur. The Twins are at centre image; Mount Owen and Mount Patriarch on left.
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Mount Owen and Mount Patriarch from the summit of Mount Arthur
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Mount Owen and Mount Patriarch from the summit of Mount Arthur
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View into the Leslie River from the summit of Mount Arthur
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Evening view of The Twins from the summit of Mount Arthur
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View into Horseshoe Basin from the summit of Mount Arthur. Tasman Bay is in the background.
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View of over Winter Peak from the summit of Mount Arthur
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View from Mount Arthur, looking over Gordons Pyramid and the Tablelands to Mount Snowdon.
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View into Horseshoe Basin from the summit of Mount Arthur. Tasman Bay is in the background.
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