Main Range (Snowy Mountains)
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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 (not necessarily on the Great Dividing Range) on or on short spurs off the range. It contains many of the highest peaks in mainland Australia
. Some peaks on the Main Range include (from the south):
Great Dividing Range
The Great Dividing Range, or the Eastern Highlands, is Australia's most substantial mountain range and the third longest in the world. The range stretches more than 3,500 km from Dauan Island off the northeastern tip of Queensland, running the entire length of the eastern coastline through...
between the Ramshead Range
Ramshead Range
The Ramshead Range is part of the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales, Australia. It extends from Dead Horse Gap in the south towards Thredbo. It is not far south of Mount Kosciuszko, the highest mainland point in Australia...
and Dicky Cooper Bogong in the Snowy Mountains
Snowy Mountains
The Snowy Mountains, known informally as "The Snowies", are the highest Australian mountain range and contain the Australian mainland's highest mountain, Mount Kosciuszko, which reaches 2,228 metres AHD, approximately 7310 feet....
is known as the Main Range. It can also be used more generally for the peaks (not necessarily on the Great Dividing Range) on or on short spurs off the range. It contains many of the highest peaks in mainland Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Some peaks on the Main Range include (from the south):
- The RamsheadsRamshead RangeThe Ramshead Range is part of the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales, Australia. It extends from Dead Horse Gap in the south towards Thredbo. It is not far south of Mount Kosciuszko, the highest mainland point in Australia...
- Mount KosciuszkoMount KosciuszkoMount Kosciuszko is a mountain located in the Snowy Mountains in Kosciuszko National Park. With a height of 2,228 metres above sea level, it is the highest mountain in Australia...
- Muellers Peak
- Mount TownsendMount TownsendMount Townsend is the second highest peak of mainland Australia. Located in Kosciuszko National Park in the Snowy Mountains , Mount Townsend is north of Australia's highest mainland peak, Mount Kosciuszko....
, Mount Alice Rawson and Abbotts Peak (on Abbotts Ridge) - Mount Northcote, Mount ClarkeMount ClarkeMount Clarke is a massif in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, located northwest of Hemlock Valley and south of Grainger Peak. It is part of the Pacific Ranges which in turn form part of the Coast Mountains....
and Mount Lee - Carruthers PeakCarruthers PeakCarruthers Peak is a mountain in the Snowy Mountains between Mount Lee and Mount Twynam. It was named after NSW Premier Joseph Carruthers, who facilitated the building of the Summit Road to Mount Kosciuszko. It can be easily accessed, with the Main Range walk going straight up it.The area around it...
- Mount TwynamMount TwynamMount Twynam is the third-highest mountain on mainland Australia. It is located in the Snowy Mountains on the Main Range, north-west of Mount Kosciuszko. It is large but unimposing, and has good and far-reaching views over Blue Lake Cirque and the Western Falls...
and Little Twynam - Mount Anton and Mount Anderson
- Mount TateMount Tate (New South Wales)Mount Tate is a prominent rocky mountain on the Main Range of the Snowy Mountains, New South Wales. northwest of Guthega. It has two ridges running north and south, perversely named Tate West Ridge and Tate East Ridge. This actually refers to which side of the Great Divide they lie. It has...
- Dicky Cooper Bogong