Mount Kosciuszko
Summit
· Snowy Mountains
· 2,221 m
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Mount KosciuszkoPhoto: Sharen, flickr.com
Mount Kosciuszko is the highest mountain in the Australian mainland at 2228 m. It is located on the Snowy Mountains in the state of New South Wales.
Whether the Mount Kosciuszko is among the famous "Seven Summits", can not be clarified properly today. The Carstensz pyramid (4884 m) on Papua Neuginea is the highest mountain of the oceanic continent - politically, however, this summit belongs to Asia and would thus be subjected to Mount Everest. The highest mountain of the Australian national territory in turn is the 2745 m high Mawson Peak, but that one lies on the Island of Heard, which does not belong to the oceanic continent.
Eponymous for Mount Kosciuszko was the Polish national hero Tadeusz Kościuszko, who fought in the American Revolutionary War and committed to the abolition of slavery.
Around the mountain extends one of the largest national parks in Australia. Climbing Mount Kosciuszko is no challenge, a simple but long hiking trail leads to the summit.
Getting there
From Canberra on the B23 south, from Cooma on the Kosciuszko Road to Lake Jindabyne and continue on the Alpine Road to Thredbo. From there on foot or by mountain railway in the direction of Mount Kosciuszko.Coordinates
DD
-36.455980, 148.263502
DMS
36°27'21.5"S 148°15'48.6"E
UTM
55H 613220 5964732
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· Snowy Mountains
Kosciusko & Dead Horse Gap 26 Jan 2023
Difficulty
Distance
22.8 km
Duration
5:28 h
Ascent
395 m
Descent
952 m
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Kosciuszko Main Range Walk
Difficulty
difficult
Distance
29 km
Duration
8:40 h
Ascent
993 m
Descent
994 m
Mountainous walking involved with crossing the Snowy River and visiting Australia's two highest mainland peaks.
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Difficulty
easy
Distance
23.5 km
Duration
6:00 h
Ascent
707 m
Descent
753 m
Walk explores some of the greatest alpine country on offer in NSW.
from Robert Maul,
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Difficulty
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Distance
128.3 km
Duration
36:48 h
Ascent
3,278 m
Descent
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