Oceania / Snowy Mountains
Mount Kosciuszko
Australia · 2,228 m
Photo credits and licence
John Wormell · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kosciuszko Townsend. Preview cropped from the top.Source credit: Own work
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Source-linked route information · coverage incomplete
About Mount Kosciuszko
Compare two Kosciuszko summit walks: a chairlift-assisted start at Thredbo and the longer return itinerary from Charlotte Pass.
NSW National Parks · Charlotte Pass Summit walk · NSW National Parks · Thredbo summit walk
Geographic source notes
Wikidata description: highest mountain in the mainland of the Australian continent, located on New South Wales–Victoria border. Imported context (CC0); retrieved 2026-10-05, not independently reviewed.
This overview is assembled from the geographic records cited below; it has not been independently field-verified.
Mountain facts
- Elevation
- 2228 metres above sea level
- Country / territory
- Australia
- Mountain range
- Snowy Mountains
- Range assignment
- Source-linked Wikidata statement · 2026-10-05
- Summit coordinates
- -36.4558303, 148.2635105 · View summit on OpenStreetMap
Routes and variants
2 source-linked entries · research checked 2026-10-06. The inventory remains incomplete.
Documented information and open research
Starting point: 2 of 2 · Difficulty with grading system: 2 of 2 · Elevation gain: 0 of 2 · Duration: 2 of 2 · Season: 0 of 2
0 historical entries. These counts describe published entries, not all possible routes. Current access is not established.
See route research coverage and priorities →Compare 2 routes
Grades retain their published rating system; different systems and historical grades are not equivalent. Elevation gain means climbing metres, not summit altitude. Missing figures are not estimated.
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| Route | Activity / direction | Difficulty / system | Starting point | Elevation gain | Duration | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Pass Summit walk | HikingAscent | Grade 3NSW National Parks walking-track grade | Charlotte Pass | Not documented | 6–8 hSuggested complete 18.6 km return walk; not ascent-only. | Source 1 ↗ |
| Thredbo upper chairlift station to summit | HikingAscent | Grade 3NSW National Parks walking-track grade | Top of Kosciuszko Express chairlift | Not documented | 4–5 hSuggested complete 13 km return walk from upper chairlift station; village approach excluded. | Source 1 ↗ |
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Hiking (2)
Charlotte Pass Summit walkHiking · Ascent · Grade 3
- Activity
- Hiking
- Direction / role
- Ascent
- Starting point
- Charlotte Pass
- Difficulty
- Grade 3 · NSW National Parks walking-track grade · Published walking grade; not an alpine grade
- Elevation gain
- Not established from the checked source
- Duration
- 6–8 h · Suggested complete 18.6 km return walk; not ascent-only.
- Season
- Not established from the checked source
- Current access
- Not checked for current use
NSW National Parks · Charlotte Pass Summit walk · source checked 2026-10-06
The source establishes a route listing. Detailed navigation, current protection and conditions require the original reference.
Thredbo upper chairlift station to summitHiking · Ascent · Grade 3
- Activity
- Hiking
- Direction / role
- Ascent
- Starting point
- Top of Kosciuszko Express chairlift
- Difficulty
- Grade 3 · NSW National Parks walking-track grade · Published walking grade; not an alpine grade
- Elevation gain
- Not established from the checked source
- Duration
- 4–5 h · Suggested complete 13 km return walk from upper chairlift station; village approach excluded.
- Season
- Not established from the checked source
- Current access
- Not checked for current use
NSW National Parks · Thredbo summit walk · source checked 2026-10-06
The source establishes a route listing. Detailed navigation, current protection and conditions require the original reference.
Route questions, answered
Specific planning questions, with the scope of each source kept visible.
Thredbo or Charlotte Pass: how do the return walks compare?
The park lists 13 km and 4–5 hours from the upper Thredbo chairlift station, versus 18.6 km and 6–8 hours from Charlotte Pass.
NSW National Parks · Thredbo summit walk · NSW National Parks · Charlotte Pass Summit walk
Does the Thredbo time start in the village?
No. The 4–5 hours cover the walk from the upper station. Walking up Merritts Nature Track adds a separate approach, listed as 2–3 hours uphill.
Can I cycle to Kosciuszko's summit?
The Charlotte Pass route permits bikes only as far as Rawson Pass; the final summit section is on foot.
Climbing Chronicle Redaktion · Sources checked · Source research; current route conditions are not confirmed.
Planning at a glance
Access and starting point
Thredbo's published walk starts at the top of the Kosciuszko Express chairlift. Charlotte Pass follows the old summit road.
NSW National Parks · Thredbo summit walk · NSW National Parks · Charlotte Pass Summit walk
Difficulty and required experience
Both walks are listed as Grade 3 by NSW National Parks. This is a walking-track classification, not an alpine climbing grade.
NSW National Parks · Charlotte Pass Summit walk · NSW National Parks · Thredbo summit walk
Season and restrictions
The park describes these tracks as generally snowbound June–October. Summer timings do not establish winter suitability or today's opening.
Sources for current information
- NSW National Parks · Charlotte Pass Summit walk
Summer walking itinerary; return distance and time.
- NSW National Parks · Thredbo summit walk
Return walk from the upper chairlift station; not from the village.
This page stores reference sources, not live conditions. Check the provider’s publication date and route coverage before use.
Research still needed
For Mount Kosciuszko, this atlas does not yet document first-ascent history. Missing first-ascent evidence does not mean a mountain is unclimbed.
Use the linked sources as starting points; summit coordinates do not describe a climbing route or public access.
Sources and coverage
Imported geographic data from Wikidata (CC0); not independently field-verified. Data snapshot: 30 September 2026. Elevations and boundaries can differ between sources. Mountain-range membership follows explicit Wikidata relationships or a coordinate match against published GMBA v2 standard polygons. GMBA: Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment (2021), CC BY 4.0; methodology: Snethlage et al. (2022). Missing evidence remains open.
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Editorial responsibility
Responsible publisher and editorial author: Climbing Chronicle Redaktion. AI-assisted source research; no on-site inspection or professional route approval is claimed.
- Route listing source check
- 2026-10-06 · partial inventory; current access remains open
- Planning source check
- 2026-10-06 · only the individually cited planning additions
- Earlier profile review
- Open · no complete editorial review recorded
- Imported context retrieved
- 2026-10-05 · automated retrieval, not an editorial review
How sources, authorship and review dates work
Further reading about Mount Kosciuszko
Links discovered through the Wikidata record. These articles have not been checked as evidence for route, difficulty or access claims.
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