Mount Kosciusko (2 228 m / 7 310 ft)

Oceania, Australia: (New South Wales)

Parent Range:	Great Dividing Range
Activity type:	Mountaineering, Hiking, Backcountry Skiing
Summit(s):	Kosciuszko (2 228 m /7 310 feet)
Elevation:	2 228 m / 7 310 ft
Cost of climbing:	N/D

Image of Mount Kosciusko (2 228 m / 7 310 ft)

Credit: Sergey Kofanov

Mountain Name(s):	Mount Kosciusko, Góra Kościuszki, Kosciuszko mendia, Kosciuszko mägi, Mont Kosciuszko, Monte Kosciuszko, Mount Kosciusko, Mount Kosciuszko, Mt. Kosciuszko, コジオスコ, Костюшко
Elevation:	2 228 m / 7 310 ft
Summit(s):	Kosciuszko (2 228 m /7 310 feet)
Activity type:	Mountaineering, Hiking, Backcountry Skiing
Location:	Oceania, Australia: (New South Wales)
Starting Point:	-36°-27'-21.6''S 148°15'48.6''E
Parent Range:	Great Dividing Range
Range:	Snowy Mountains
First Ascent:	??/1/1840 Paweł Edmund Strzelecki (Poland)

Geology:	Tectonic
Snow line:	Please update
Prominence:	2 228 m / 7 310 ft
Isolation:	1 894 m / 1 176 ft
Climbing Season(s):	01 Nov-30 Apr;
Nearst Airport(s):	Sydney International Airport (SYD), Melbourne International Airport (MLB), Canberra International Airport (CBR)
Convenience Center(s):	Thredbo Village
National Park(s):	Kosciuszko National Park

Location

Oceania, Australia: (New South Wales)

-36°-27'-21.6''S 148°15'48.6''E

Mount Kosciusko Routes

Route

via Thredbo, Mount Kosciusko (2 228 m / 7 310 ft)

Location: Oceania, Australia: New South Wales

Claimed by: 5 people

Claim it

Add to wishlist

Route

via Charlotte Pass, Mount Kosciusko (2 228 m / 7 310 ft)

Location: Oceania, Australia: New South Wales

Claimed by: 3 people

Claim it

Add to wishlist

See all

Your Chance To Edit • Add / Share you knowledge with mates

Mount Kosciuszko is a Australia’s mainland highest mountain listed in the Seven Summits List. Most part of the climbers combine the trip to farthest Australia with visiting the New Zealand and climbing Mount Cook.
Description Edit • Add / Share you knowledge with mates

Kosciuszko - the highest peak in Australia. Mountain with clearly marked top and gentle slopes. Located in the oldest mountain range in the world that nowadays have a small height.
Listing Edit • Add / Share you knowledge with mates
- Australia/Oceania Country High Points
- Australia/Oceania State/Province High Point Lists
- Australia/Oceania Threshold Lists
- Australia 2000-meter Peaks (6 560 feet)
Location Edit • Add / Share you knowledge with mates

Located in the south of New South Wales, near the border with Victoria state.
Getting There Edit • Add / Share you knowledge with mates

By car from Sydney or Melbourne - a two-hour drive from the capital of Australia in Canberra, a 6-hour drive from Sydney and 4 from Melbourne. Or local airlines to Cooma, then by car to Mount Kosciusko National Park.
Did You Know Edit • Add / Share you knowledge with mates

The name of the mountain was previously spelt "Mount Kosciusko", an Anglicisation, but the spelling "Mount Kosciuszko" was officially adopted in 1997 by the Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. The traditional English pronunciation of Kosciuszko is /kɒziːˈɒskoʊ/, but the pronunciation /kɒˈʃʊʃkoʊ/ is ... Read more
Agencies Edit • Add / Share you knowledge with mates
Accomodation
- Alpenhorn Lodge
- House of Ullr
References Edit • Add / Share you knowledge with mates