Kosciuszko National Park

The 6,900-square-kilometer national park contains Mount Kosciuszko, reaching 2,228 meters as the highest peak on mainland Australia.

The area transformed from National Chase Snowy Mountains in 1906 to Kosciusko State Park in 1944, before becoming Kosciuszko National Park in 1967.

Indigenous Aboriginal communities gathered annually in the Australian Alps during summer periods to collect and feast on bogong moths.

The park includes all New South Wales ski areas, with facilities for winter sports and extensive networks of walking tracks for summer activities.

Charlotte Pass weather station within the park registered Australia's lowest temperature at -23°C in June 1994.

Location: New South Wales

Location: Snowy Monaro Regional Council

Location: Snowy River Shire

Inception: 1944

Elevation above the sea: 1,337 m

Website: http://environment.nsw.gov.au/NationalParks/parkHome.aspx?id=N0018

GPS coordinates: -35.99833,148.33444

Latest update: May 27, 2025 07:04