Mount Ginini is a
mountain with an elevation of in the
Brindabella Ranges that is located on the border between the
Australian Capital Territory and
New South Wales in
Australia
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.
Geography
The summit of the mountain is located within the ACT, and is the
third highest mountain in the Territory. The ACT portion of the mountain is located in
Bimberi Nature Reserve and
Namadgi National Park and the NSW portion in
Kosciuszko National Park
The Kosciuszko National Park () is a 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 wildern ...
. It is often climbed by bushwalkers from
Corin Dam, as it is a few hours' hike. The mountain is close to the
Ginini Flats Wetlands Ramsar Site
The Ginini Flats Wetlands Ramsar Site, also known as the Ginini Flats Subalpine Bog Complex, is a wetland in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) that has been recognised as being of international importance by designation under the Ramsar Con ...
.
Facilities
The mountain is home to an
Airservices Australia
Airservices Australia is an Australian Government owned corporation, responsible for providing safe, secure, efficient and environmentally responsible services to the aviation industry within the Australian Flight Information Region (FIR). S ...
installation serving as part of the AERIES network and as a transceiver for communications between ATCs and aircraft. It also hosts a repeater station for the local
amateur radio
Amateur radio, also known as ham radio, is the use of the radio frequency spectrum for purposes of non-commercial exchange of messages, wireless experimentation, self-training, private recreation, radiosport, contesting, and emergency communic ...
club. The transmitter tower is located at .
Climate
Mount Ginini has a
subpolar oceanic climate (''Cfc'') with mild summers and cold winters.
See also
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Mount Franklin
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Mount Gingera
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List of mountains of Australia
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Skiing in the Australian Capital Territory
Skiing in the Australian Capital Territory refers to snow skiing in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). The highest mountain in the ACT is Bimberi Peak (elevation 1912m). Recreational skiing commenced with the formation of the Canberra Alpine ...
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Skiing in Australia
References
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Mountains of the Australian Capital Territory
Mountains of New South Wales
Borders of the Australian Capital Territory
Borders of New South Wales
Ski areas and resorts in the Australian Capital Territory
Brindabella Ranges