Like Lake Geeves, Lake Oberon is situated high in the West Arthur range in the wilderness area of south-western Tasmania. Many of the mountain lakes in the Arthurs are named after the planets and their satellites, the smaller after the asteroids and peaks after the constellations. For those who brave the elements and trek though the range, these names seem strangely appropriate, given the extra-terrestrial feeling one gets when hiking across the mountain tops of this breathtaking region. Few return believing there is another walk in Australia that can top this one.
