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Map of Australian Alps. The Australian Alps are a mountain range in southeast Australia. The range comprises an interim Australian bioregion, [1] [2] and is the highest mountain range in Australia. The range straddles the borders of eastern Victoria, southeastern New South Wales, and the Australian Capital Territory.
The Australian Alps National Parks and Reserves is a group of eleven protected areas consisting of national parks, nature reserves and one wilderness park located in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales and Victoria and which was listed as a "place" on the Australian National Heritage List on 7 November 2008 under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
The Australian Alps occupy less than 0.3% of the Australian landmass and run for 600 km from the Brindabella Ranges near Canberra along the borders of the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales and Victoria almost as far as Melbourne. The highest point is Mount Kosciuszko (2,228 m) in the Snowy Mountains.
Victorian Alps: 32 Mount Meharry: 1,249 839 Ngarutjaranya: WA HP Western Australia: 33 Hartz Peak: 1,254 838 Mount Picton: TAS Hartz Mountains: 34 Mount Bithongabel: 1,195 820 Brumlow Top: QLD/NSW Macpherson Range, Lamington National Park: 35 HP Blue Mountains 1,058 817 Mount William: QLD Isaac Region, nr Mackay: 36 Mount Superbus: 1,371 815 ...
The Victorian Alps, also known locally as the High Country, is a large mountain system in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria.Occupying the majority of eastern Victoria, it is the southwestern half of the Australian Alps (the other half being the Snowy Mountains), the tallest portion of the Great Dividing Range.
The Snowy River National Park is a national park located in the Alpine and East Gippsland regions of Victoria, Australia.The 98,700-hectare (244,000-acre) national park is situated approximately 390 kilometres (240 mi) northeast of Melbourne and 350 kilometres (220 mi) southwest of Canberra, south of the Black-Allan Line that marks part of the border between Victoria and New South Wales.
The Brindabella Range is located in the northern tip of the Australian Alps bioregion, marking the dividing line with the southern tip of the South Eastern Highlands bioregion and the eastern limits of the Riverina. The northern point of the range is Mount Coree, situated 34 kilometres (21 mi) west-northwest of Canberra.
The Australian Alps Walking Track is an extension of the older Victorian Alpine Walking Track, established during the 1970s. The Victorian track was extended after many years of promotion by the Federation of Victorian Walking Clubs and various government departments. The NSW stretch of the walk is less imaginative than the Victorian section.