Mount Ainslie

Mount Ainslie viewed from the south side of Lake Burley Griffin out in the center, the Australian War Memorial and the Anzac Parade

Mount Ainslie (also called Mount Ainslie - Majura ) is a 842 meter high hill in Australia. He is in the field of capital Canberra and is part of the Canberra Nature Park. It is named after James Ainslie, a settler in the 19th century, who owned a large plot of land in present-day city district of North Canberra.

At the summit is an observation point with a rotating lighting system for air transport. From there, a 360 ° panorama with the city in a rural part of the Australian Capital Territory and large parts of New South Wales can be admired. Mount Ainslie is accessible through a road and trails. The most popular hiking trail leads from the Australian War Memorial to the summit. Several plaques along the way remember the battles on the Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea during the Second World War. The summit marks the northernmost point of a planned by Walter Burley Griffin Country axis that extends through North and South Canberra. Along this axis are the Australian War Memorial and the two Houses of Parliament.