The section of the
Great Dividing Range between the
Ramshead Range and
Dicky Cooper Bogong in the
Snowy Mountains
The Snowy Mountains, known informally as "The Snowies", is an IBRA subregion in southern New South Wales, Australia, and is the tallest mountain range in mainland Australia, being part of the continent's Great Dividing Range cordillera syst ...
is known as the Main Range. It can also be used more generally for the peaks (not necessarily on the Great Dividing Range) on or on short spurs off the range. It contains many of the highest peaks in mainland
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by ...
. Some peaks on the Main Range include (from the south):
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The Ramsheads
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Mount Kosciuszko
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Muellers Peak
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Mount Townsend,
Mount Alice Rawson and
Abbotts Peak (on Abbotts Ridge)
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Mount Northcote
Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest.
Mount or Mounts may also refer to:
Places
* Mount, Cornwall, a village in Warleggan parish, England
* Mount, Perranzabuloe, a hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, ...
,
Mount Clark and
Mount Lee
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Carruthers Peak
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Mount Twynam
Mount Twynam is a mountain located on the Main Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, in the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales, Australia. The mountain is located close the border between New South Wales and Victoria.
With an elevation ...
and
Little Twynam
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Mount Anton and
Mount Anderson
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Mount Tate
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Dicky Cooper Bogong
See also
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Australian Alps
References
* Geehi Bushwalking Club, (2001) 8th ed. ''Snowy Mountains Walks'', Canberra: National Capital Printing.
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