| Mount Roland | |
| Listing: | List of highest mountains of Tasmania |
| Elevation M: | 1234 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence M: | 563 |
| Location: | North West Tasmania, Australia |
| Map: | Australia Tasmania |
| Map Size: | 225 |
| Label Position: | left |
| Coordinates: | -41.4597°N 146.2597°W |
| Type: | Dolerite |
| Age: | Jurassic |
Mount Roland is a locality, a mountain, and a conservation area in the north west coast region of Tasmania, Australia.
The mountain is near the town of Sheffield. The peak rises to above sea level[1] and there are a number of well-marked bushwalks suitable for a day of pleasant exercise. There are long established walking tracks from both Claude Road and Gowrie Park to the summit.[2]
A Mount Roland cable car has been proposed for the mountain on several occasions.[3] The local community remains divided over the suitability or desirability of a cable car.[4]
The locality of Mount Roland is a rural locality in the local government areas of Meander Valley and Kentish in the Launceston and North and north-west regions of Tasmania. The locality is about west of the town of Westbury. The 2016 census has a population of nil for the state suburb of Mount Roland.[5] Mount Roland is a confirmed locality.[6]
The Mersey River forms part of the southern boundary. The Mount Roland Conservation Area occupies a small area in the north of the locality.Route C136 (Claude Road) runs through the north-east corner of the locality. Route C138 (Olivers Road) enters from the north-west and runs south until it exits.[6] [7]
There was a death near the summit in 2015; a senior South Australian health official is alleged to have murdered his wife. The official later killed himself while he was in the Risdon jail.[8]