Mount Townsend is Australia’s second highest mountain. It rises 7,250 feet (2,210 meters) above sea level in the southeastern corner of New South Wales near Lake Albina. The 7,310-foot (2,228-meter) Mount Kosciuszko, Australia’s highest mountain, lies to the south. Both mountains are part of the Snowy Mountains range. At first, Mount Townsend was named Mount Kosciuszko (see Mount Kosciuszko ) because it was thought to be the highest peak in Australia. It was later renamed after the man who made the first complete survey of the region.
