Mount Twynam is a
mountain
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located on the
Main Range, part of the
Great Dividing Range
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, in the
Snowy Mountains in
New South Wales
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,
Australia
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. The mountain is located close the border between New South Wales and
Victoria.
With an elevation of
above sea level
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, Mount Twynam is the
3rd-highest mountain on mainland Australia. It is located north-east of
Mount Kosciuszko
Mount Kosciuszko ( ; ; Ngarigo: ) is the highest mountain of the mainland Australia, at above sea level. It is located on the Main Range of the Snowy Mountains in Kosciuszko National Park, a part of the Australian Alps National Parks and ...
.
The mountain is large but unimposing, and has good and far-reaching views over
Blue Lake Cirque and the Western Falls. Despite being relatively accessible by track, it is rarely visited.
The mountain forms a
watershed for the
Snowy River
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to the southeast and the
Geehi River to the northwest.
Gallery
Mt Twynam map Stevage.png, Topographic
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map of Mount Twynam.
Notes
See also
*
Australian Alps
The Australian Alps are a mountain range in southeast Australia. The range comprises an Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia, interim Australian bioregion,
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References
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Seven Third Summits
Twynam
Snowy Mountains