The section of the
Great Dividing Range between the
Ramshead Range
The Ramshead Range, a mountain range that is part of the Snowy Mountains, is located in the Monaro region of New South Wales
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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. Some peaks on the Main Range include (from the south):
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The Ramsheads
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Mount Kosciuszko
Mount Kosciuszko ( ; Ngarigo language, Ngarigo: , ), previously spelled Mount Kosciusko, is mainland Australia (continent), Australia's tallest mountain, at 2,228 metres (7,310 ft) above sea level. It is located on the Main Range (Snowy M ...
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Muellers Peak
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Mount Townsend
Mount Townsend, a mountain in the Main Range of the Great Dividing Range, is located in the Snowy Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia.
With an elevation of above sea level, Mount Townsend is the second-highest peak of mainland ...
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Mount Alice Rawson and
Abbotts Peak (on Abbotts Ridge)
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Mount Northcote,
Mount Clark and
Mount Lee
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Carruthers Peak
Carruthers Peak, formerly Curruthers Peak, a mountain in the Main Range of the Great Dividing Range, is located in Snowy Mountains region in southeast New South Wales, Australia. The peak is situated between Mount Lee and Mount Twynam within ...
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Mount Twynam and
Little Twynam
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Mount Anton and
Mount Anderson
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Mount Tate
, commonly referred to as Tateyama, is a mountain located in the southeastern area of Toyama Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the tallest mountains in the Hida Mountains at . It is one of Japan's along with Mount Fuji and Mount Haku. Tateyama ...
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Dicky Cooper Bogong
See also
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Australian Alps
The Australian Alps is a mountain range in southeast Australia. It comprises an interim Australian bioregion,0042-5184 However, the moth has also been a biovector of arsenic, transporting it from lowland feeding sites over long distances in ...
References
* Geehi Bushwalking Club, (2001) 8th ed. ''Snowy Mountains Walks'', Canberra: National Capital Printing.
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