Australian Alps

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Views of the Australian Alps

The term Australian Alps (English Australian Alps, Snowy Mountains ) is a series of mountain ranges located in the hinterland of south-eastern Australia. In the Australian Alps, which are a part of the Great Dividing Range, you will find up to 2228 m the highest mountain peaks of the Australian mainland.

These mountains are important as a recreational area and for the water intake. Several national parks are located in the region. The only ski resorts in Australia are also the only inhabited areas in the Australian Alps.

Significant areas and mountains of the Australian Alps are:

• Alpine National Park
• Bogong High Plains
• Charlotte Pass
• Falls Creek
• Kosciuszko National Park
• Mount Bogong
• Mount Buller in Victoria
• Mount Hotham
• Mount Kosciuszko
• Perisher Blue in New South Wales
• Snowy Mountains
• Thredbo
• Selwyn Snowfields

• Mountains in Australia and Oceania
• Mountains in Australia
• Mountains in New South Wales
• Mountains in Victoria
• Great Dividing Range