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Mount Kosciuszko is the highest summit in mainland Australia. Until 1977 it was possible to drive from Charlotte Pass to within a few metres of the summit, but in 1977 the road was closed to public motor vehicle access due to environmental concerns.
The Kosciuszko National Park (/ ˌ k ɒ z i ˈ ʌ s k oʊ / KOZ-ee-USK-oh) [3] is a 6,900-square-kilometre (2,700 sq mi) national park and contains mainland Australia's highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko, for which it is named, and Cabramurra, the highest town in Australia.
Mount Kosciuszko. Carruthers Peak on the Main Range. The view from Mount Tate, looking towards Guthega. Mountains located within the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales Mount Kosciuszko, at 2,228 metres (7,310 ft) [24] (Highest mountain on the mainland) Mount Townsend, at 2,209 metres (7,247 ft) [25] (Second highest mountain on the mainland)
Instead, the Australian Alps consist of a high plateau, with significantly softer rolling hills spread across a long, wide plateau that was lifted thousands of feet up by the movement of magma when Gondwana began to break up between 130 and 160 million years ago. The highest peak in the Australian Alps is Mount Kosciuszko (2,228 metres (7,310 ft)).
The summit of Mount Kosciuszko is the highest point of Australia. The summit of Ben Nevis on Great Britain is the highest point of the United Kingdom and the British Isles . Lago Enriquillo on Hispaniola is the lowest point of the Dominican Republic and all ocean islands .
All of mainland Australia's alpine areas, including its highest mountain, Mount Kosciuszko (2,228 metres or 7,310 feet AHD), are part of this range, called the Main Range. [4] The highest areas in southern New South Wales and eastern Victoria are known as the Australian Alps.
Sunrise over Mount Jagungal. The Kosciuszko Chalet was built at Charlotte Pass in 1930, giving relatively comfortable access to Australia's highest terrain. [7] In 1964, Australia briefly boasted the "World's Longest Chairlift", designed to carry skiers from the Thredbo Valley to Charlotte Pass, but technical difficulties soon closed the facility.
The State 8 is a peakbagging list of the highest peaks in each of Australia's states: [1] Mount Kosciuszko in New South Wales (2,228 metres or 7,310 feet) Mount Bogong in Victoria (1,986 metres or 6,516 feet) Bimberi Peak in the Australian Capital Territory (1,911 metres or 6,270 feet) Mount Ossa in Tasmania (1,617 metres or 5,305 feet)