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Topographic map of Mount Kosciuszko including the approaches from Charlotte Pass and Thredbo. Kosciuszko National Park is also the location of the downhill ski slopes closest to Canberra and Sydney , containing the Thredbo , Charlotte Pass , and Perisher ski resorts.
The Kosciuszko National Park came into existence as the National Chase Snowy Mountains on 5 December 1906. In April 1944, following the passage of the Kosciusko State Park Act, the Kosciusko State Park was proclaimed. [8] [10] [11] It then became the Kosciuszko National Park in 1967. [12] The name was misspelt as Kosciusko until 1997. [8]
Skiing at Friday Flat beginners area. Skiing at Merrits. Thredbo is an Australian ski resort set within Kosciuszko National Park in NSW and was modelled on a European skiing town, reflecting the heritage of workers on the Snowy Mountains Scheme such as Tony Sponar, who is credited with having established the location as a ski field.
Within Kosciuszko National Park, it is compulsory for two-wheel drive vehicles to carry snow chains between the June and October long weekends. [ 3 ] Kosciuszko Road is a road in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales , Australia which runs from Pine Valley , to the ski resort of Charlotte Pass in Kosciuszko National Park .
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The pass and village are named after Charlotte Adams, who, in 1881, was the first European woman to climb Mount Kosciuszko. [2] Charlotte Pass provides access to some of Australia's highest alpine terrain and was formerly a stop-off point for public vehicular access to Mount Kosciuszko, though the public access road now terminates at the Pass.
Mount Kosciuszko. Carruthers Peak on the Main Range. The view from Mount Tate, looking towards Guthega. Mountains located within the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales Mount Kosciuszko, at 2,228 metres (7,310 ft) [24] (Highest mountain on the mainland) Mount Townsend, at 2,209 metres (7,247 ft) [25] (Second highest mountain on the mainland)
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