Mount Townsend, Kosciuszko National Park

Name: Mount Townsend
Address: Kosciuszko National Park, Australia

#5 among attractions in Kosciuszko National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Mount Townsend, a mountain in the Main Range of the Great Dividing Range, is located in the Snowy Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 7247 ftProminence: 620 ftCoordinates: 36°25'22"S, 148°15'32"E

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Kosciuszko National Park Australia

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Mount Townsend – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Kosciuszko, Snowy Mountains, Blue Lake, Lake Cootapatamba.

2.3 miS
The tallest mountain in Australia
Mount Kosciuszko, Kosciuszko National Park
59 min walk • Mount Kosciuszko stands as a majestic beacon within the Kosciuszko National Park, Australia, and holds the title of the continent's highest peak. This mountain, reaching an elevation of 2,228 meters above sea level, is a natural wonder and a popular destination for...
6.7 miSE
Mountain
Snowy Mountains, Thredbo
172 min walk • The Snowy Mountains, known informally as "The Snowies", is an IBRA subregion in southern New South Wales, Australia, and is the tallest mountain range in mainland Australia, being part of the continent's Great Dividing Range cordillera system.
3.4 miNE
Natural attraction, Lake
Blue Lake, Charlotte Pass
86 min walk • The Blue Lake is one of only four cirque lakes found in mainland Australia. The other three, Cootapatamba, Albina, and Club, are shallower and are held entirely by terminal moraines.
2.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Cootapatamba, Kosciuszko National Park
75 min walk • Lake Cootapatamba is a post-glacial tarn in the Kosciuszko National Park, New South Wales, Australia. Lake Cootapatamba is located at 2,048 metres, which is about 800 metres south of the summit of Mount Kosciuszko, the highest peak in Australia.
0.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Albina, Kosciuszko National Park
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1.9 miNE
Natural attraction, Mountain
Carruthers Peak, Charlotte Pass
50 min walk • Carruthers Peak, formerly Curruthers Peak, a mountain in the Main Range of the Great Dividing Range, is located in Snowy Mountains region in southeast New South Wales, Australia.
2.3 miSE
Wilderness hut, Hiking
Seaman's Hut, Kosciuszko National Park
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3.7 miNE
Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Twynam, Charlotte Pass
95 min walk • Mount Twynam is a mountain located on the Main Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, in the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales, Australia. The mountain is located close the border between New South Wales and Victoria.
4.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rams Head, Kosciuszko National Park
121 min walk • The Rams Head is a mountain located in the Ramshead Range of the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales, Australia. With an elevation of 2,190 metres above sea level, its summit is the fourth highest mountain in New South Wales and the fourth highest mountain in Australia.
1.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Great Dividing Range, Kosciuszko National Park
50 min walk • The Great Dividing Range, also known as the East Australian Cordillera or the Eastern Highlands, is a cordillera system in eastern Australia consisting of an expansive collection of mountain ranges, plateaus and rolling hills, that runs roughly parallel to the east coast ...
1.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Main Range, Kosciuszko National Park
50 min walk • The section of the Great Dividing Range between the Ramshead Range and Dicky Cooper Bogong in the Snowy Mountains is known as the Main Range. It can also be used more generally for the peaks on or on short spurs off the range. It contains many of the highest peaks in mainland Australia.