Jagungal Wilderness Area
Making up a large portion of the northern part of Kosciuszko National Park, the 98,000 hectare wilderness area is centered… Read More »Jagungal Wilderness Area
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Snowy Mountains
Located in the south eastern corner of New South Wales, the Snowy Mountains contains the five highest peaks in Australia including the highest, Mount Kosciusko at 2,228 meters. The range is a part of the Australian Alps and the continuation of the Great Dividing Range as it leaves Victoria and enters New South Wales to the north.
The range includes some of Australia’s most popular ski resorts and is fortunate to receive good natural snow falls during winter months. Much of the Snowy Mountains are included and preserved within the astonishingly beautiful Kosciuszko National Park.
The mountains are also the site of Australia’s largest engineering project in the Snowy Mountain Scheme. The irrigation and hydroelectric project harnesses both the Snowy River and several other rivers in the region as a source of electrical power for the south eastern states.
Kosciuszko National Park
Australia’s highest mountains including Mount Kosciuszko Containing within it much of the Snowy Mountains, the 6,900 square kilometer Kosciuszko National… Read More »Kosciuszko National Park
Yarrangobilly Caves
An extensive cave system and thermal springs In the northern reaches of the Kosciuszko National Park, the Yarrangobilly Caves are… Read More »Yarrangobilly Caves
Perisher Valley
Perisher Valley is north east of Mount Kosciuszko on the Kosciuszko Road where there are the four village ski resorts… Read More »Perisher Valley
Thredbo
On the banks of the Thredbo River and with Australia’s highest mountain, Mount Kosciuszko, a few kilometers to the north,… Read More »Thredbo
Tumut
To the north of the Blowering Reservoir and at the edge of the Riverina plains, Tumut is surrounded by beautiful mountain scenery… Read More »Tumut
Kiandra
Kiandra is a ghost town of historical buildings with a history A few kilometers east from the Selwyn Snow Resort,… Read More »Kiandra
Jindabyne
On the eastern side of the Kosciuszko National Park, Jindabyne sits on the lake formed through the damming of the Snowy… Read More »Jindabyne
Charlotte Pass
Australia’s highest ski resort A popular ski resort in the Kosciuszko National Park, Charlotte Pass is the highest in Australia… Read More »Charlotte Pass
Selwyn Snow Resort
Located in the north of the Snowy Mountains and the Kosciuszko National Park, the Selwyn Snow Resort is an ideal… Read More »Selwyn Snow Resort
Blowering Reservoir
In the very north west of the Snow Mountains, the Blowering Reservoir is where the Tumut River was dammed in… Read More »Blowering Reservoir
Cooma
On the Monaro Plains directly east of the Snowy Mountains and at the junction of the Snowy Mountains Highway and… Read More »Cooma
Tumbarumba
On the edge of the Riverina region, the quaint township of Tumbarumbah, ‘The gem of the Highlands,’ is an ideal… Read More »Tumbarumba
Lake Eucumbene
A lake formed by the damming of the Eucumbene River as part of diverting water for the Snow Mountains Scheme… Read More »Lake Eucumbene