List of mountains in Australia facts for kids
This is a list of mountains in Australia.
Contents
- Highest points by state and territory
- List of mountains in Australia by topographic prominence
- Australian Capital Territory
- New South Wales
- Queensland
- South Australia
- Tasmania
- Victoria
- Western Australia
- Northern Territory
Highest points by state and territory
State / Territory | Highest point | Elevation AHD | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
m | ft | |||
Ashmore and Cartier Islands | Cartier Island | 5 | 16 | |
Australian Antarctic Territory | Dome A | 4,093 | 13,428 | |
Australian Capital Territory | Bimberi Peak | 1,913 | 6,276 | |
Christmas Island | Murray Hill | 361 | 1,184 | |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | South Island | 9 | 30 | |
Coral Sea Islands | Heralds-Beacon Islet, Mellish Reef | 1.5 | 4 ft 11 in | |
Heard Island and McDonald Islands | Mawson Peak | 2,745 | 9,006 | the summit of the Big Ben massif |
Jervis Bay Territory | Cape St George, Booderee National Park | 164 | 538 | |
New South Wales | Mount Kosciuszko | 2,228 | 7,310 | |
Norfolk Island | Mount Bates | 319 | 1,047 | |
Northern Territory | Mount Zeil | 1,531 | 5,023 | |
Queensland | Mount Bartle Frere | 1,622 | 5,322 | |
South Australia | Ngarutjaranya | 1,435 | 4,708 | |
Tasmania | Mount Ossa | 1,614 | 5,295 | |
Victoria | Mount Bogong | 1,986 | 6,516 | |
Western Australia | Mount Meharry | 1,253 | 4,111 |
List of mountains in Australia by topographic prominence
This is a list of the top 50 mountains in Australia ranked by topographic prominence. Most of these peaks are the highest point in their areas.
Peak | Absolute height (m) |
Topographic prominence (m) |
Prominence parent | State | Location | |
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1 | Mount Kosciuszko | 2,228 | 2,228 | none — HP Australia | NSW | HP New South Wales, Snowy Mountains |
2 | Mount Ossa | 1,617 | 1,617 | none — HP Tasmania | TAS | HP Tasmania, Central Highlands |
3 | Mount Zeil | 1,531 | 1,322 | Mount Kosciuszko | NT | HP Northern Territory, MacDonnell Ranges |
4 | Mount Bartle Frere | 1,611 | 1,316 | Mount Kosciuszko | QLD | HP Queensland, Bellenden Ker Range, Cairns |
5 | Legges Tor | 1,573 | 1,302 | Mount Ossa | TAS | Ben Lomond Range |
6 | Mount Bogong | 1,986 | 1,233 | Mount Kosciuszko | VIC | HP Victoria, Victorian Alps |
7 | Bellenden Ker | 1,582 | 1,222 | Mount Bartle Frere | QLD | Bellenden Ker Range |
8 | Mount Elliot | 1,218 | 1,170 | Mount Bartle Frere | QLD | Townsville |
9 | Mount Bowen | 1,121 | 1,121 | none — HP Hinchinbrook Island | QLD | Hinchinbrook Island |
10 | Thornton Peak | 1,374 | 1,114 | Mount Bartle Frere | QLD | Daintree |
11 | Brumlow Top | 1,586 | 1,103 | Mount Kosciuszko | NSW | Barrington Tops |
12 | St Mary Peak | 1,189 | 1,047 | Brumlow Top | SA | Flinders Ranges |
13 | Mount Picton | 1,327 | 1,024 | Mount Ossa | TAS | Southwest National Park |
14 | Bell Peak North | 1,026 | 1,011 | Mount Bartle Frere | QLD | Grey Peaks National Park, Cairns |
15 | Mount Carbine Tableland | 1,383 | 1,000 | Mount Bartle Frere | QLD | Daintree |
16 | Mount William | 1,259 | 997 | Brumlow Top | QLD | Clarke Range, Mackay |
17 | Mount Field West | 1,435 | 981 | Mount Ossa | TAS | Mount Field National Park |
18 | Mount Warning | 1,159 | 973 | Brumlow Top | NSW | Tweed Range |
19 | Frenchmans Cap | 1,446 | 969 | Mount Ossa | TAS | Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park |
20 | Mount Anne | 1,423 | 963 | Mount Field West | TAS | Southwest National Park |
21 | Ngarutjaranya | 1435 | 949 | Mount Zeil | SA | HP South Australia, Musgrave Ranges |
22 | Mount Jukes | 1,169 | 934 | Mount Ossa | TAS | West Coast Range |
23 | Snowy South | 1,398 | 928 | Mount Field West | TAS | Snowy Range |
24 | Mount William | 1,167 | 893 | Mount Bogong | VIC | Grampians National Park |
25 | Consuelo Tableland | 1,232 | 887 | Brumlow Top | QLD | Carnarvon National Park |
26 | Mount Gower | 875 | 875 | none — HP Lord Howe Island | NSW | Lord Howe Island |
27 | Mount Abbot | 1,059 | 873 | Mount William | QLD | Bowen |
28 | Mount Finnigan | 1148 | 870 | Mount Carbine Tableland | QLD | Far North Queensland |
29 | Mount Kaputar | 1,510 | 860 | Brumlow Top | NSW | Nandewar Range |
30 | Bluff Knoll | 1,099 | 854 | Ngarutjaranya | WA | Stirling Range |
31 | Mount Buller | 1,805 | 853 | Mount Bogong | VIC | Victorian Alps |
32 | Mount Meharry | 1,249 | 839 | Ngarutjaranya | WA | HP Western Australia |
33 | Hartz Peak | 1,254 | 838 | Mount Picton | TAS | Hartz Mountains |
34 | Mount Bithongabel | 1,195 | 820 | Brumlow Top | QLD/NSW | Macpherson Range, Lamington National Park |
35 | HP Blue Mountains | 1,058 | 817 | Mount William | QLD | Isaac Region, nr Mackay |
36 | Mount Superbus | 1,371 | 815 | Brumlow Top | QLD | South East Queensland |
37 | Propsting Range | 894 | 810 | Mount Anne | TAS | Southwest National Park |
38 | Mount Barrow | 1,414 | 807 | Legges Tor | TAS | Tasmanian Northern Slopes, nr Launceston |
39 | Mount Weld | 1,345 | 806 | Mount Anne | TAS | Southwest National Park |
40 | Federation Peak | 1,225 | 805 | Mount Picton | TAS | Southwest National Park, Arthur Range |
41 | Mount Dryander | 820 | 793 | Mount William | QLD | Whitsunday Region |
42 | Strzelecki Peaks | 782 | 782 | none - HP Flinders Island | TAS | Strzelecki National Park, Flinders Island |
43 | HP Normanby Range | 805 | 777 | HP Blue Mountains | QLD | Shoalwater Bay |
44 | Mount Owen | 1,146 | 776 | Mount Ossa | TAS | West Coast Range, nr Queenstown |
45 | Frankland Peak | 1,083 | 775 | Mount Anne | TAS | Southwest National Park, Frankland Range |
46 | Mount Barney | 1,359 | 766 | Mount Superbus | QLD | Scenic Rim, South East Queensland |
47 | Mount Murchison | 1,278 | 763 | Mount Ossa | TAS | Mount Murchison Regional Reserve, West Coast |
48 | Clear Hill | 1,198 | 758 | Mount Field West | TAS | Lake Gordon |
49 | Round Mountain | 1,584 | 744 | Brumlow Top | NSW | New England, Northern Tablelands |
50 | Mount Latrobe | 754 | 744 | Mount Buller | VIC | Wilsons Promontory, Gippsland |
Australian Capital Territory
The following is a list of mountains and prominent hills in the Australian Capital Territory in order, from the highest peak to the lowest peak, for those mountains and hills with an elevation above 750 metres (2,460 ft) AHD :
Order | Highest peak | Range / nature reserve |
Elevation AHD | Image | Notes | |
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m | ft | |||||
1 | Bimberi Peak | Brindabella Ranges, Great Dividing Range |
1,913 | 6,276 | ||
2 | Mount Gingera | 1,857 | 6,093 | The most prominent snow-covered peak to be seen from Canberra in winter. | ||
3 | Mount Kelly | 1,814 | 5,951 | |||
4 | Mount Scabby | 1,790 | 5,873 | |||
5 | Mount Namadgi | 1,782 | 5,846 | |||
6 | Ginger Ale | 1,766 | 5,794 | |||
7 | Mount Ginini | 1,762 | 5,781 | |||
8 | Mount Burbidge | 1,730 | 5,676 | |||
9 | Mount Gudgenby | 1,719 | 5,640 | |||
10 | Sentry Box Mountain | 1,718 | 5,636 | |||
11 | Little Bimberi | 1,654 | 5,427 | |||
12 | Mount Franklin | 1,646 | 5,400 | |||
13 | Mavis Ridge | 1,618 | 5,308 | |||
14 | Mount McKeahnie | 1,588 | 5,210 | |||
15 | Mount Tidbinbilla | 1,583 | 5,194 | |||
16 | The Pimple | 1,501 | 4,925 | |||
17 | Mount Majura | Canberra Nature Park | 890 | 2,920 | ||
18 | Mount Taylor | 856 | 2,808 | |||
19 | Tuggeranong Hill | 855 | 2,805 | |||
20 | Mount Ainslie | 842 | 2,762 | |||
21 | Black Mountain | 812 | 2,664 | |||
22 | Mount Wanniassa | 809 | 2,654 | |||
23 | Mount Stromlo | 770 | 2,526 |
New South Wales
Barrington Tops
Blue Mountains
Budawang Range
Gibraltar Range
Great Dividing Range
Central Tablelands
Mid North Coast region
Monaro region
Illawarra escarpment
Liverpool Range
Lord Howe Island
|
McPherson Range
Moonbi Range
Nandewar Range
New England Tableland
Nightcap Range
Snowy Mountains
Sugarloaf Range
Tweed Range
Warrumbungles
Other mountains
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Queensland
South East Queensland
|
Central and North Queensland
Darling Downs
|
South Australia
Eyre Peninsula
Flinders Ranges
Gammon Ranges
|
Gawler Ranges
Mount Lofty Ranges
Musgrave Ranges
|
Tasmania
Order | Highest peak | Range / nature reserve |
Elevation AHD | Image | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
m | ft | |||||
1 | Mount Ossa | Du Cane | 1,617 | 5,305 | ||
2 | Legges Tor | Ben Lomond | 1,572 | 5,157 | ||
3 | Giblin Peak | Ben Lomond | 1,569 | 5,148 | ||
4 | Mount Pelion West | Pelion | 1,560 | 5,118 | ||
5 | Barn Bluff | Cradle Cirque - Bluff Cirque |
1,559 | 5,115 | ||
6 | Cradle Mountain | 1,545 | 5,069 | |||
7 | Markham Heights | Ben Lomond | 1,542 | 5,059 | ||
8 | Hamilton Crags | Ben Lomond | 1,540 | 5,052 | ||
9 | Smithies Peak | 1,527 | 5,010 | |||
Stacks Bluff | Ben Lomond | 1,527 | 5,010 | |||
11 | unnamed peak | Du Cane | 1,520 | 4,987 | ||
12 | Mount Geryon North | Du Cane | 1,516 | 4,974 | ||
13 | Mount Massif | Du Cane | 1,514 | 4,967 | ||
14 | Misery Bluff | Ben Lomond | 1,510 | 4,954 | ||
15 | Mount Geryon South | Du Cane | 1,509 | 4,951 | ||
King Davids Peak | 1,509 | 4,951 | ||||
17 | Ossian’s Throne | Ben Lomond | 1,498 | 4,915 | ||
Coalmine Crag | Ben Lomond | 1,498 | 4,915 | |||
19 | Mount Gould | Du Cane | 1,485 | 4,872 | ||
20 | Castle Crag | Du Cane | 1,482 | 4,862 | ||
Mount Thetis | Du Cane | 1,482 | 4,862 | |||
22 | The Acropolis | Du Cane | 1,481 | 4,859 | ||
23 | Mount Hyperion | 1,480 | 4,856 | |||
24 | Magnet Crag | Ben Lomond | 1,464 | 4,803 | ||
25 | Mount Pelion East | Pelion | 1,461 | 4,793 | ||
26 | Mount Jerusalem | 1,459 | 4,787 | |||
27 | Mount Olympus | 1,449 | 4,754 | |||
Cumner Bluff | 1,449 | 4,754 | ||||
29 | Mount Gell | 1,447 | 4,747 | |||
30 | Solomons Throne | 1,446 | 4,744 | |||
Frenchmans Cap | 1,446 | 4,744 | ||||
32 | Ironstone Mountain | Great Western Tiers |
1,443 | 4,734 | ||
33 | Eldon Peak | Eldon Range | 1,440 | 4,724 | ||
34 | Mount Field West | 1,434 | 4,705 | |||
35 | Mersey Crag | Ben Lomond | 1,432 | 4,698 | ||
36 | Walled Mountain | 1,431 | 4,695 | |||
37 | Mount Anne | 1,425 | 4,675 | |||
38 | Western Bluff | 1,420 | 4,659 | |||
Barrow Mountain | 1,420 | 4,659 | ||||
40 | Mount Rufus | 1,416 | 4,646 | |||
41 | Macs Mountain | 1,413 | 4,636 | |||
42 | Mount Emmett | 1,410 | 4,626 | |||
43 | Fisher Bluff | 1,408 | 4,619 | |||
44 | Twin Spires | 1,406 | 4,613 | |||
Mount Barrow | 1,406 | 4,613 | ||||
46 | Mount Hugel | 1,403 | 4,603 | |||
47 | Cathedral Mountain | Cathedral | 1,387 | 4,551 | ||
48 | Mount Achilles | 1,363 | 4,472 | |||
49 | Mount Ragoona | 1,350 | 4,429 | |||
50 | Mount Mawson | 1,300 | 4,265 | |||
51 | Mount Murchison | West Coast | 1,275 | 4,183 | ||
52 | Kunanyi / Mount Wellington |
Wellington | 1,269 | 4,163 | ||
53 | Hartz Peak | Hartz | 1,255 | 4,117 | ||
Mother Cummings Peak |
1,255 | 4,117 | ||||
55 | Forty Lake Peak | 1,248 | 4,094 | |||
56 | Mount Roland | 1,234 | 4,049 | |||
57 | Quamby Bluff | 1,228 | 4,029 | |||
58 | Adamsons Peak | 1,225 | 4,019 | |||
59 | Federation Peak | Arthur | 1,224 | 4,016 | ||
60 | Artillery Knob | 1,216 | 3,990 | |||
61 | Mount Victoria | 1,207 | 3,960 | |||
62 | Interview Pinnacle | 1,200 | 3,937 | |||
63 | Mount Geikie | Tyndall | 1,191 | 3,907 | ||
64 | Mount Arthur | 1,188 | 3,898 | |||
65 | Mount Tyndall | Tyndall | 1,179 | 3,868 | ||
66 | Mount Jukes | West Coast | 1,168 | 3,832 | ||
67 | Mount Sedgwick | West Coast | 1,147 | 3,763 | ||
68 | Mount Owen | West Coast | 1,146 | 3,760 | ||
69 | Mount Sorell | West Coast | 1,144 | 3,753 | ||
70 | Mount Dundas | West Coast | 1,143 | 3,750 | ||
71 | Mount Read | West Coast | 1,123 | 3,684 | ||
72 | Proprietary Peak | West Coast | 1,103 | 3,619 | ||
73 | Pyramid Peak | West Coast | 1,080 | 3,543 | ||
unnamed peak | Sticht | 1,080 | 3,543 | |||
75 | West Jukes Peak | West Coast | 1,062 | 3,484 | ||
76 | Mount Darwin | West Coast | 1,033 | 3,389 | ||
77 | South Jukes Peak | West Coast | 1,014 | 3,327 | ||
78 | Mount Hamilton | West Coast | 1,005 | 3,297 | ||
79 | Mount Black | West Coast | 950 | 3,117 | ||
80 | Victoria Peak | West Coast | 949 | 3,114 | ||
81 | Mount Huxley | West Coast | 926 | 3,038 | ||
82 | Mount Lyell | West Coast | 917 | 3,009 | ||
83 | Mount Strahan | West Coast | 855 | 2,805 | ||
84 | Mount Julia | West Coast | 843 | 2,766 | ||
85 | South Darwin Peak | West Coast | 780 | 2,559 | ||
86 | Mount Selina | West Coast | 760 | 2,493 | ||
87 | Mount Munro | Furneaux | 715 | 2,346 | ||
88 | Mount Farrell | West Coast | 711 | 2,333 | ||
89 | Mount Hamilton | Macquarie Island | 433 | 1,421 | ||
- | Mount Bischoff | |||||
- | Mount Pleasant |
Victoria
Victorian Alps
(1,241 m or 4,072 ft)
|
Grampians
Ballarat and surrounding Highlands
Other Victorian mountains
|
Western Australia
- Carnarvon Range
- Mount Augustus (1105m)
- Mount Beadell
- Darling Range
- Mount Dale
- Mount Cooke
- Hamersley Range
- Mount Meharry (at 1,249 metres above sea level, the highest peak in Western Australia)
- Mount Bruce (1,221 m; the second highest peak in WA)
- Mount Nameless/Jarndunmunha 1,115 m
- Wunaamin Miliwundi Ranges, formerly King Leopold Ranges
- Mount Lesueur
- Porongurup Range
- Stirling Range
- Bluff Knoll (1,099m)
- Toolbrunup (998m)
- Mount Magog
- Mount Trio
- Mount Hassell
- Talyuberlup Peak
- Peak Charles National Park
- Peak Charles
- Peak Eleanora
- West Mount Barren
- East Mount Barren
- Mount Wells (983m)
- Mount Ord (947m)
- Mount Teague
- Mount Manypeaks
Northern Territory
Order | Highest peak | Range / nature reserve |
Elevation AHD | Image | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
m | ft | |||||
1 | Mount Zeil | MacDonnell Ranges | 1,531 | 5,023 | ||
2 | Mount Giles | 1,389 | 4,557 | |||
3 | Mount Sonder | 1,380 | 4,530 | |||
4 | Mount Liebig | 1,274 | 4,180 | |||
5 | Mount Palmer | Hart Range | 1,117 | 3,665 | ||
6 | Kata Tjuta/Mount Olga | Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park | 1,066 | 3,497 | ||
7 | Uluru | 863 | 2,831 | |||
8 | Mount Conner | 859 | 2,818 | |||
9 | Central Mount Stuart | Georgina Basin | 846 | 2,776 | ||
10 | Chambers Pillar | Chambers Pillar Historical Reserve | ||||
11 | Mount Hermannsburg |
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