Bimberi Peak
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Bimberi Peak or Mount Bimberi is the highest mountain
in the Australian Capital Territory
at 1912 metres. It is located on the border between New South Wales
and the ACT, the NSW portion in Kosciuszko National Park
and the ACT portion in Namadgi National Park
. It is accessible by bush walking trails and requires no speciliased climbing skills, although there is no marked trail to the very summit. As the highest mountain in the ACT, it is a popular spot for peak bagging
.
Climbing Bimberi from the West
A dirt road (closed during winter) leads to a locked gate at Currango Plain. From here an easy two hour walk along a fire trail, passing by Oldfields Hut and crossing several streams, before reaching a gate at Murray's Gap. Here you must break away from the trail and find your own way to the summit (a 3 to 3.5 hour climb). Following the ridge up is the easiest way to summit, although taking a compass bearing would be useful to avoid getting lost. The total distance via this route is about 10.5 kilometres.
There is a large surveyors mark at the summit.
Mountain
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in the Australian Capital Territory
Australian Capital Territory
The Australian Capital Territory, often abbreviated ACT, is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and is the smallest self-governing internal territory...
at 1912 metres. It is located on the border between New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
and the ACT, the NSW portion in Kosciuszko National Park
Kosciuszko National Park
Kosciuszko National Park covers 690,000 hectares and contains mainland Australia's highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko for which it is named, and Cabramurra the highest town in Australia...
and the ACT portion in Namadgi National Park
Namadgi National Park
Namadgi National Park is located in the southwestern part of the Australian Capital Territory, bordering Kosciuszko National Park in New South Wales. It lies approximately 40 km southwest of Canberra, and makes up approximately 46% of the ACT's land area....
. It is accessible by bush walking trails and requires no speciliased climbing skills, although there is no marked trail to the very summit. As the highest mountain in the ACT, it is a popular spot for peak bagging
Peak bagging
Peak bagging is an activity in which hillwalkers and mountaineers attempt to reach the summit of some collection of peaks, usually those above some height in a particular region, or having a particular feature.Peak bagging can be distinguished from highpointing...
.
Routes
Bimberi Peak can be reached along the Australian Alps Walking Trail through the ACT from the East or NSW from the West.Climbing Bimberi from the West
A dirt road (closed during winter) leads to a locked gate at Currango Plain. From here an easy two hour walk along a fire trail, passing by Oldfields Hut and crossing several streams, before reaching a gate at Murray's Gap. Here you must break away from the trail and find your own way to the summit (a 3 to 3.5 hour climb). Following the ridge up is the easiest way to summit, although taking a compass bearing would be useful to avoid getting lost. The total distance via this route is about 10.5 kilometres.
There is a large surveyors mark at the summit.