Kosciuszko National Park

Kosciuszko National Park
New South Wales
Kosciuszko National Park is located in New South Wales
Kosciuszko National Park
Kosciuszko National Park
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Nearest town or cityCabramurra
Coordinates36°04′20″S 148°20′55″E / 36.07222°S 148.34861°E / -36.07222; 148.34861
Population574 (SAL 2016)[1]
Established1 October 1967 (1967-10-01)
Area6,900 km2 (2,664.1 sq mi)
Visitation3,279,608[2] (in 2018)
Managing authoritiesNSW National Parks & Wildlife Service
WebsiteKosciuszko National Park
See alsoProtected areas of
New South Wales

The Kosciuszko National Park (/ˌkɒziˈʌsk/ KOZ-ee-USK-oh)[3] is a 6,900-square-kilometre (2,700 sq mi) national park and contains mainland Australia's highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko, for which it is named, and Cabramurra, the highest town in Australia. Its borders contain a mix of rugged mountains and wilderness, characterised by an alpine climate, which makes it popular with recreational skiers and bushwalkers.

The park is located in the southeastern corner of New South Wales, 354 km (220 mi) southwest of Sydney, and is contiguous with the Alpine National Park in Victoria to the south, and the Namadgi National Park in the Australian Capital Territory to the northeast. The larger towns of Cooma, Tumut and Jindabyne lie just outside and service the park.

The waters of the Snowy River, the Murray River, the Murrumbidgee River, and the Gungarlin River all rise in this park.

Other notable peaks in the park include Gungartan, Mount Jagungal, Bimberi Peak and Mount Townsend.

On 7 November 2008, the park was added to the Australian National Heritage List as one of eleven areas constituting the Australian Alps National Parks and Reserves.[4]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kosciuszko National Park (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ author. "Domestic visitation". NSW Environment, Energy and Science. Retrieved 29 March 2022. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ Kosciuszko: Reflections on YouTube
  4. ^ "Australian Alps National Parks information". Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. Retrieved 10 June 2010.