Mount Kosciuszko

Mount Kosciuszko is a 2,228-metre mountain in New South Wales’ Snowy Mountains and the highest summit on the Australian mainland. It lies within Kosciuszko National Park.

Snowy Mountains: A mountain range in southeastern New South Wales, forming part of the Australian Alps. Mount Kosciuszko is the range’s highest peak.
Mount Townsend: A mountain in the Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, and Australia’s second-highest mainland summit. It is slightly lower than Kosciuszko and lies nearby along the Main Range.
Paweł Edmund Strzelecki: A Polish explorer and geologist who surveyed parts of southeastern Australia in the nineteenth century. He named the mountain during his 1840 expedition in the Snowy Mountains.
Summit walk: A marked walking route from Charlotte Pass to the summit of Mount Kosciuszko. This comparatively short route is the most direct way to reach the summit on foot.
Mountain pygmy possum: A small, endangered marsupial restricted to alpine and subalpine regions of southeastern Australia. Its habitat in the Snowy Mountains is vulnerable to snow loss and environmental change.
Australian Alps: A mountain region spanning southeastern Australia, including the Snowy Mountains and Victorian Alps. The peak belongs to this broader alpine region.
Mount Jagungal: A prominent isolated mountain in the northern Snowy Mountains of New South Wales. Its distinctive, remote summit contrasts with Kosciuszko’s accessible walking routes.
James Macarthur: An Australian pastoralist and politician who explored the Snowy Mountains with Strzelecki in 1840. His account helped establish the expedition’s history and the mountain’s naming.
Kosciuszko Express: A chairlift at Thredbo that carries visitors toward the high country below Mount Kosciuszko. It makes the summit walk from Thredbo shorter than the approach from Charlotte Pass.
Alpine bog: A waterlogged high-elevation ecosystem that stores water and supports specialized plants. Bogs in Kosciuszko National Park help regulate water and are sensitive to fire and drying.

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