Frenchmans Cap

Frenchmans Cap is a prominent white quartzite mountain peak rising to 1,446 metres in the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park, part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area on Tasmania's West Coast. Notable for its distinctive dome shape resembling a French cap, it is accessed via a challenging 46 km return wilderness walking track from the Lyell Highway, offering dramatic alpine scenery and views over remote southwest Tasmania.

Visitors can expect a remote wilderness experience centred on a strenuous multi-day bushwalk to the base and summit of the white quartzite dome. The track passes through temperate rainforest, button grass plains, and alpine terrain with river crossings at the Franklin River, Loddon River and Philps Creek. Campsites are at Lake Vera and Lake Tahune, with a hut at Lake Vera. The summit area provides expansive views over the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park and surrounding ranges when weather permits.