Mount Townsend, Kosciuszko National Park
#5 among attractions in Kosciuszko National Park
Facts and practical information
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. ()
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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.
The tallest mountain in AustraliaMount 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...
MountainSnowy 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.
Natural attraction, LakeBlue 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.
Nature, Natural attraction, LakeLake 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.
Nature, Natural attraction, LakeLake Albina, Kosciuszko National Park
23 min walk • Lake Albina is a glacial lake in the Snowy Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia. The lake is located within the Kosciuszko National Park and the Australian Alps National Parks and Reserves.
Natural attraction, MountainCarruthers 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.
Wilderness hut, HikingSeaman's Hut, Kosciuszko National Park
59 min walk • Seaman's Hut is an alpine hut and memorial located in New South Wales, Australia. It was built following the death of two skiers, W. Laurie Seaman and Evan Hayes in 1928. Seaman's family built the hut to provide shelter to future users of the park, in order to prevent recurrence of a similar tragedy.
Natural attraction, MountainMount 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.
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainRams 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.
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural featureGreat 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 ...
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainMain 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.
New South Wales