Mount Kosciuszko
View of Mount Kosciuszko from the east
Elevation	2,228 metres (7,310 ft) AHD
Location	New South Wales, Australia
Range	Great Dividing Range / Main Range
Coordinates	36°27′S 148°16′E / -36.45, 148.267Coordinates: 36°27′S 148°16′E / -36.45, 148.267
First ascent	1840 by Paweł Edmund Strzelecki
Easiest route	Walk (dirt road)

Mt. Kosciuszko

Location in New South Wales

Mount Kosciuszko, located in the Snowy Mountains, in Kosciuszko National Park, is the highest mountain in Australia (not including its external territories), at 2,228 metres (7,310 ft) above sea level. It was named by the Polish explorer Count Paul Edmund Strzelecki in 1840, in honour of the Polish national hero General Tadeusz Kościuszko, because of its perceived resemblance to the Kościuszko Mound in Krakow[1]. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1129x750, 203 KB) Description: Mount Kosciuszko from the east Photo taken: 3. ... A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The Australian Height Datum is a theoretical reference surface (datum) for altitude measurement in Australia. ... NSW redirects here. ... For exotic financial options, see Mountain range (options). ... The Great Dividing Range, also known as the Eastern Highlands, is Australias most substantial mountain range. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... In climbing, a first ascent (FA) is the first climb to reach the top of a mountain, or the first to follow a particular climbing route. ... Southern and northern Mount Everest climbing routes as seen from the International Space Station. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Worldwind image of Snowy Mountains The Snowy Mountains (known for short as the Snowies) are the highest Australian mountain range and contain the Australian mainlands highest mountain, Mount Kosciuszko, which reaches 2228 metres AHD. They are located in southern New South Wales and are part of the larger Australian... Satellite image of part of the park. ... Extremes on Land See also List of mountains. ... For other uses, see Mountain (disambiguation). ... Sir Paweł Edmund Strzelecki (July 20, 1797 - October 6, 1873) was a Polish nobleman, explorer and geologist. ... KoÅ›ciuszko redirects here. ... KoÅ›ciuszko Mound, Kraków View of KoÅ›ciuszko Mound with BronisÅ‚awa Chapel at its foot. ... This article needs cleanup. ...

The name of the mountain was formerly spelled "Mount Kosciusko," an Anglicisation; but the version "Mount Kosciuszko" was officially adopted in 1997 by the Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. The common Australian pronunciation of Kosciuszko, IPA: /ˌkɒziːˈɒskoʊ/ "kozzy-OS-ko", differs from the pronunciation in Polish, IPA: [koɕˈtɕuʃko] "kosh-CHOOSH-ko". The Geographical Names Board of New South Wales was established in 1966 as the official body for naming and recording details of places and geographical names in New South Wales. ...

Various measurements of the peak originally called by that name showed it to be slightly lower than its neighbour, Mount Townsend, and the names were thereupon transposed by the New South Wales Lands Department, so that Mount Kosciuszko still remains the name of the highest peak of Australia, and Mount Townsend ranks as second.^[1] The 1863 picture by Eugene von Guerard hanging in the National Gallery of Australia titled "Northeast view from the northern top of Mount Kosciusko" is actually from Mt Townsend.^[2] Mount Townsend is the second highest peak of Australia. ... Eugene von Guerard (1811 - 17 April 1901) was an Austrian-born artist active in Australia 1852-1882. ... National Gallery of Australia The National Gallery of Australia is a major art gallery (museum) in Canberra, Australia. ...

Reaching the summit

Like many of Australia's highest peaks, Mount Kosciuszko is not particularly difficult to climb. There is a road to Charlotte Pass, from which it is a nine kilometre walk up a path to the summit. Anybody with a modest level of fitness should be able to climb it. Until 1976 it was possible to drive to Rawson's Pass close to the summit. The walking track to Mount Kosciuszko from Charlotte Pass is in fact that road, which was closed to public motor vehicle access due to environmental concerns. This track is also used by cyclists as far as Rawson's Pass, where they must leave their bicycles if they continue to the summit. Charlotte Pass (Elev. ... A cyclist is a person who engages in cycling whether as a sport or rides a bicycle for recreation or transportation. ...

The peak may also be approached from Thredbo, which is a shorter (6.5 kilometres) and not very difficult walk and is supported by a chairlift ride year round. From the top of the chairlift there is a raised mesh walkway to the summit to protect the native vegetation and prevent erosion. Both tracks meet at Rawson's Pass for the final climb to the Kosciuszko summit. Australia's highest public toilet was built in 2007 at Rawson's Pass at an altitude of 2100 metres as over 100,000 people are now visiting the mountain each summer with human waste management becoming a serious issue.^[3] Thredbo is a village and ski resort in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. ... Hunter Mountain chairlift A chairlift in Bad Hofgastein, Austria A chairlift (technically, an elevated passenger ropeway), is a type of aerial lift, which consists of a continuously circulating steel cable loop strung between two end terminals and usually over intermediate towers, carrying a series of chairs. ... See also Toilet for the lavatory Public toilet is a movie from the Hong Kong director Fruit Chan. ...

Kosciuszko National Park is also the location of the downhill ski slopes closest to Canberra and Sydney, containing the Thredbo and Perisher Blue ski resorts. Mount Kosciuszko may have been ascended by Indigenous Australians long before the first recorded ascent by Europeans. Satellite image of part of the park. ... For other uses, see Canberra (disambiguation). ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... Perisher Blue is one of Australias largest skiing resorts. ... Language(s) Several hundred Indigenous Australian languages (many extinct or nearly so), Australian English, Australian Aboriginal English, Torres Strait Creole, Kriol Religion(s) Primarily Christian, with minorities of other religions including various forms of Traditional belief systems based around the Dreamtime Related ethnic groups see List of Indigenous Australian group...

Higher Australian mountains

Higher peaks exist within territory administered or claimed by Australia but outside the Australian mainland:

• Mawson Peak (2745 m.) on Heard Island
• Dome Argus (4030 m.), Mount McClintock (3490 m.) and Mount Menzies (3355 m.) in the Australian Antarctic Territory.

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Notes and references

External links

• Mt. Kosciuszko Inc. - a very comprehensive website
• Peakware- World Mountain Encyclopaedia - photo