Mount Kosciuszko

Mount Kosciuszko
Mount Kosciuszko
Tar-gan-gil/Kunama Namadgi
	Mount Kosciuszko as viewed from Mount Townsend (the second highest peak in Mainland Australia), Kosciuszko National Park
Highest point
Elevation	2,228 m (7,310 ft)
Prominence	2,228 m (7,310 ft)
Isolation	1,894.26 km (1,177.04 mi)
Listing	Country high point; Ultra; Ribu
Coordinates	36°27′21″S 148°15′49″E / 36.45583°S 148.26361°E
Geography
	Mount Kosciuszko Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia Mount Kosciuszko Mount Kosciuszko (Australia)
Parent range	Main Range, Great Dividing Range
Topo map	Perisher Valley
Climbing
Easiest route	Walk (dirt road)

Mount Kosciuszko (/ˌkɒziˈʌskoʊ/ KOZ-ee-USS-koh;^[4] Ngarigo: Kunama Namadgi)^[5]^[6] is mainland Australia's tallest mountain, at 2,228 metres (7,310 ft) above sea level. It is located on the Main Range of the Snowy Mountains in Kosciuszko National Park, part of the Australian Alps National Parks and Reserves, in New South Wales, Australia, and is located west of Crackenback and close to Jindabyne, near the border with Victoria. Mount Kosciuszko is ranked 35th by topographic isolation.

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