List of mountains in Australia

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This is a list of mountains in Australia.


State/territory high points

Looking east back down the chimney on Mount Ossa towards Pelion East, in Tasmania.
States and Territories of Australia[1]
Flag State/country

Territory name

Highest point Altitude Notes
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
Australia Australian Antarctic Territory Mount McClintock3,490 metres (11,450 ft)[2]
Australian Capital Territory Australian Capital Territory Bimberi Peak1,912 metres (6,273 ft)
Christmas IslandChristmas IslandMurray Hill361 metres (1,184 ft)[3]
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Coral Sea IslandsHeralds-Beacon Islet, Mellish Reef1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in)[4]
Heard Island and McDonald IslandsMawson Peak2,745 metres (9,006 ft)the summit of the Big Ben massif
Jervis Bay Territory Cape St George, Booderee National Park
New South Wales New South Wales Mount Kosciuszko2,228 metres (7,310 ft)
Norfolk Island Norfolk Island Mount Bates319 metres (1,047 ft)
Northern Territory Northern Territory Mount Zeil1,531 metres (5,023 ft)
Queensland Queensland Mount Bartle Frere1,622 metres (5,322 ft)
South Australia South Australia Mount Woodroffe1,435 metres (4,708 ft)
Tasmania Tasmania Mount Ossa1,614 metres (5,295 ft)
Victoria (Australia) Victoria Mount Bogong1,986 metres (6,516 ft)
Western Australia Western Australia Mount Meharry1,253 metres (4,111 ft)

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 Altitude AHD Image Notes
1 Bimberi Peak Brindabella Ranges,
Great Dividing Range
1,913 metres (6,276 ft) [5]
2 Mount Gingera 1,857 metres (6,093 ft) The most prominent snow covered peak to be seen from Canberra in winter.[6]
3 Mount Kelly 1,814 metres (5,951 ft)
4 Mount Scabby 1,790 metres (5,870 ft)
5 Mount Namadgi 1,782 metres (5,846 ft)
6 Ginger Ale 1,766 metres (5,794 ft)
7 Mount Ginini 1,762 metres (5,781 ft) [7]
8 Mount Burbidge 1,730 metres (5,680 ft)
9 Mount Gudgenby 1,719 metres (5,640 ft)
10 Sentry Box Mountain 1,718 metres (5,636 ft)
11 Little Bimberi 1,654 metres (5,427 ft)
12 Mount Franklin 1,646 metres (5,400 ft) [8]
13 Mavis Ridge 1,618 metres (5,308 ft)
14 Mount McKeahnie 1,588 metres (5,210 ft)
15 Mount Tidbinbilla 1,583 metres (5,194 ft)
16 The Pimple 1,501 metres (4,925 ft)
17 Mount Majura Canberra Nature Park 890 metres (2,920 ft)
18 Mount Taylor 856 metres (2,808 ft)
19 Tuggeranong Hill 855 metres (2,805 ft)
20 Mount Ainslie 842 metres (2,762 ft)
21 Black Mountain 812 metres (2,664 ft)
22 Mount Wanniassa 809 metres (2,654 ft)
23 Mount Stromlo 770 metres (2,530 ft)

New South Wales

Barrington Tops

Mount Allyn in the background, viewed from Mount Cabrebald.

Blue Mountains

Mount Banks on the Explorer's Range in the Blue Mountains.
  • Mountains located within the Blue Mountains
    • Mount Coricudgy (1,255 m)
    • Mount Pomany (1,109 m)
    • Mount Piddington (1,094)
    • Mount Boyce, a hill at 1,093 metres (3,586 ft)[9]
    • Mount York, at 1,061 metres (3,481 ft)
    • Mount Victoria (1,059 m)
    • Mount Banks, at 1,049 metres (3,442 ft)
    • Mount Tomah, at 1,016 metres (3,333 ft)
    • Mount Wilson (1,008 m)
    • Narrow Neck, at 1,000 metres (3,300 ft)
    • Kings Tableland, at 1,000 metres (3,300 ft)
    • Castle Cliff (986 m)
    • Mount Solitary, at 950 metres (3,120 ft)
    • Mount Hay, at 944 metres (3,097 ft)
    • Podgers (890 m)
    • Mount Irvine, at 850 metres (2,790 ft)
    • Mount Debert (840 m)
    • Camp Cave Hill (800 m)
    • Warrigal Hill (760 m)
    • Notts Hill (750 m)
    • Harris Hill (736 m)
    • Centre Mount (620 m)
    • Mount Hall (617 m)
    • Mount Gibson (608 m)
    • Scorpion Hill (558 m)
    • Linda Rock (599 m)
    • Mount Cookem (569 m)
    • Gospers Mountain
    • Mount Bedford
    • Mount Cameron
    • Mount Coriaday
    • Mount Erskine
    • Mount Mistake
    • Mount Monundilla
    • Mount Whaite
    • Mount Wirraba
    • Pearces Mountain
    • Wedding Cake Mountain

Budawang Range

Gibraltar Range

Great Dividing Range

Central Tablelands

Mount Canobolas as viewed from the Pinnacles, near Orange.

Mid North Coast region

Monaro region

Illawarra escarpment

Lord Howe Island

McPherson Range

Nandewar Range

New England Tableland

The view from Point Lookout.
  • Mountains located within the New England Tableland

Nightcap Range

  • Mountains located within the Nightcap Range
    • Mount Nardi
    • Mount Matheson

Snowy Mountains

The view from Mount Tate, looking towards Guthega.

Sugarloaf Range

Tweed Range

  • Mountains located within the Tweed Range
    • Mount Warning, at 1,156 metres (3,793 ft)
    • Bar Mountain, at 1,130 metres (3,710 ft)
    • Glenugie Peak, at 316 metres (1,037 ft)
    • Mount Gladstone
    • Mount Goobergooberyam
    • Mount Moombil

Warrumbungles

Siding Spring Observatory on Siding Spring Mountain

Other mountains

Queensland

South East Queensland

Mount Coolum
  • Lamington Plateau
    • Mount Bithongabel
    • Mount Cominan
    • Mount Hobwee (1,175m)
    • Mount Merino
    • Mount Wanungara
    • Mount Roberts (Queensland)
    • Throakoban
    • Mount Toolona
    • Mount Westray
    • Lost World
  • Northern Tablelands
    • Mount Norman
    • First Pyramid
    • Second Pyramid
    • Bald Rock
    • South Bald Rock

Central and North Queensland

  • Lamb Range
    • Lambs Head (Kahlpahlim Rock)
  • Basilisk Range
    • Mount Tyson
    • Mount Mackay

South Australia

Flinders Ranges

  • Flinders Ranges
    • St Mary Peak (Ngarri Mudlanha), at 1,169 metres (3,835 ft)
    • Pompeys Pillar, at 1,168 metres (3,832 ft)
    • Point Bonney, at 1,158 metres (3,799 ft)
    • Beatrice Hill (Wilkalanha), at 1,148 metres (3,766 ft)
    • Mount Aleck (Urdlu-warlpunha), at 1,095 metres (3,593 ft)
    • Mount Hack, at 1,086 metres (3,563 ft)
    • Mount Tilley, at 1,018 metres (3,340 ft)
    • Patawarta Hill, at 1,015 metres (3,330 ft)
    • Mount Boorong
    • Mount Karawarra
    • Harold Hill
    • Beacon Hill, at 1,003 metres (3,291 ft)
    • Rawnsley Bluff, at 950 metres (3,120 ft)
    • Mount Brown, at 970 metres (3,180 ft)
    • Mount Remarkable, at 960 metres (3,150 ft)
    • Mount Caernarvon, at 921 metres (3,022 ft)
    • Mount Hayward, at 865 metres (2,838 ft)
    • Dutchmans Stern, at 820 metres (2,690 ft)
    • Moockra Tower, at 758 metres (2,487 ft)
    • Devils Peak, at 675 metres (2,215 ft)
    • Wonoka Hill, at 630 metres (2,070 ft)
    • Mount Chambers, at 409 metres (1,342 ft)

Gammon Ranges and Arkaroola

  • Gammon Ranges and Arkaroola
    • Benbonyathe Hill, at 1,064 metres (3,491 ft)
    • Mount McKinlay (Wayanha), at 1,050 metres (3,440 ft)
    • Gammon Hill, at 1,012 metres (3,320 ft)
    • Freeling Heights, at 944 metres (3,097 ft)
    • Mount Serle, at 912 metres (2,992 ft)
    • Mount Rowe, at 900 metres (3,000 ft)
    • Mount John Roberts, at 880 metres (2,890 ft)
    • Cleft Peak, at 850 metres (2,790 ft)
    • Mount Painter, at 765 metres (2,510 ft)
    • The Armchair, at 700 metres (2,300 ft)

Gawler Ranges and Eyre Peninsula

Mount Lofty Ranges

  • Mount Lofty Ranges
    • Mount Bryan, at 936 metres (3,071 ft)
    • Mount Lofty, at 720 metres (2,360 ft)
    • New Campbell Hill, at 710 metres (2,330 ft)
    • Mount Bonython, at 700 metres (2,300 ft)
    • Kaiserstuhl, at 600 metres (2,000 ft)
    • Mount Crawford, at 560 metres (1,840 ft)
    • Mount Misery, at 560 metres (1,840 ft)
    • Mount Barker, at 520 metres (1,710 ft)

Musgrave Ranges

  • Musgrave Ranges
    • Mount Woodroffe (Ngarutjaranya), at 1,435 metres (4,708 ft)
    • Mount Charles, at 1,332 metres (4,370 ft)
    • Mount Morris, at 1,285 metres (4,216 ft)
    • Mount Whinham, at 1,228 metres (4,029 ft)
    • Mount Berry, at 1,227 metres (4,026 ft)
    • Mount Woodward, at 1,224 metres (4,016 ft)
    • Mount Edwin, at 1,193 metres (3,914 ft)
    • Mount Spec (Kali-Kalinya), at 1,186 metres (3,891 ft)
    • Mount Davenport, at 1,135 metres (3,724 ft)
    • Mount Everard (Uwalinyi), at 1,083 metres (3,553 ft)
    • Mount Kintore, at 1,066 metres (3,497 ft)
    • McNamara Hill (Marnilytjanya), at 1,064 metres (3,491 ft)
    • Mount Hardy, at 1,061 metres (3,481 ft)
    • Mount Davies, at 1,053 metres (3,455 ft)
    • Ayliffe Hill (Altjinytjanya), at 1,041 metres (3,415 ft)
    • Mount Caroline (Ulkiyanya), at 1,039 metres (3,409 ft)
    • Mount Cuthbert (Atarkanya), at 1,030 metres (3,380 ft)
    • Mount Cooparinna, at 1,014 metres (3,327 ft)
    • Dulgunja Hill, at 1,009 metres (3,310 ft)
    • Gosse Pile, at 1,002 metres (3,287 ft)

Tasmania

Victoria

Mount William, looking east towards Ararat.
From the summit of Mount Bogong, in winter.
Ascending to the summit of Mount Feathertop, in winter.
Mount Buller ridge in summer.
Mount Tambo, in summer.

Grampians

  • Mountains located within the Grampians
    • Mount William (1,167 m or 3,829 ft)
    • Mount Difficult
    • Mount Wilson
    • Mount Zero

Victorian Alps

Mount Alexander, in summer.
Hanging Rock, in summer.
Corhanwarrabul, in winter.
Mount Napier, in summer.
Mount Elephant, in spring.

Other Victorian mountains

Western Australia

Northern Territory

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