Montezuma Falls

The Montezuma Falls (formerly Osbourne Falls), a horsetail waterfall on a minor tributary to the Pieman River, is located on the West Coast Range of Tasmania, Australia.

Naming
The falls draws its name from Montezuma (1466–1520), an Aztec emperor of Mexico. A mining company called the Montezuma Silver Mining Company, formed in 1891, held leases in the area surrounding the falls.

Location and features
The Montezuma Falls are situated north-east of Zeehan, near the village of, accessible via the Murchison Highway. The falls commence at an elevation of 449 m above sea level and descend in the range of 103 - 110 m, making the falls one of the highest in Tasmania.

The 8 km three-hour return walking track from the trackhead at the foot of Mount Read near.

Railway
The track follows much of the route of the former 2 ft narrow gauge North East Dundas Tramway and earlier views of the falls include the passing railway line.

The falls location was a stopping point on the North East Dundas tram

The proximity of the line to the falls was described in 1926:

"This little railway is a 'show' line of the highest order, for it dives quickly amongst the mountains, brushing the fringe of immense forests, and at one point giving a near view, of the hand- some Montezuma Falls-so near that the spray actually dashes at times against the carriage win- dows. From Williamsford one can take a motor for the five miles to Rosebery."

The railway alignment, after closing of the operation, was used for trips to view the falls.