Mount Ainslie
| Mount Ainslie | |
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 Mount Ainslie viewed from the Telstra Tower |
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| Elevation | 842 m (2,762 ft) |
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 Mount Ainslie
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| Location | Canberra, Australia |
| Range | Brindabella Ranges |
| Coordinates | 35°16′12″S 149°09′30″E / 35.27000°S 149.15833°ECoordinates: 35°16′12″S 149°09′30″E / 35.27000°S 149.15833°E |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | Unknown |
| Easiest route | Drive |
Mount Ainslie is a part of Canberra Nature Park. It borders on the inner suburbs of Campbell, Ainslie and Hackett. It is named after James Ainslie, a 19th century settler who was the overseer on Duntroon, a large property in the area.[1] Mount Ainslie rises to 842 metres above sea level.[2]
The Mt Ainslie tourist outlook, one of Canberra's most popular, provides excellent views of central Canberra and Red Hill to the south and Black Mountain to the west especially towards sunset. An air beacon located at the summit is part of the national capital's air navigation system guiding air traffic towards the nearby Canberra International Airport.
A walking trail which leads from the back of the Australian War Memorial is well maintained with steps and is paved, and is often used. The trail has a number of plaques[3] commemorating the battles fought in World War 2 in the Kokoda Trail in Papua New Guinea, with the plaques set out as though it was on the Kokoda Trail. A quarry is located around 200 metres from the peak[4]
Mount Ainslie is the northernmost point of a land axis, planned by Walter Burley Griffin,[5] that stretches through North and South Canberra. This axis takes in the Australian War Memorial and the two Parliament Houses.
References [edit]
- ^ White, Harold Leslie (1954). Canberra, a nation's capital : prepared for the thirtieth meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science, held at Canberra, 13th-20th January 1954. Angus & Robertson. p. 17. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ^ The Australian encyclopaedia. Grolier Society of Australia. 1 January 1977. ISBN 978-0-9596604-0-1. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ^ Inglis, K. S. (1 April 2008). Sacred Places: War Memorials in the Australian Landscape. The Miegunyah Press. p. 502. ISBN 978-0-522-85479-4. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ^ Owen, M. (1987). Geological monuments of the Australian Capital Territory. Australian Heritage Commission. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ^ Griffin, Marion Mahony; Watson, Anne Jeanette; Griffin, Walter Burley; Powerhouse Museum (1998). Beyond architecture: Marion Mahony and Walter Burley Griffin : America, Australia, India. University of Illinois Press. p. 91. ISBN 978-1-86317-068-0. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
External links [edit]
Media related to Mount Ainslie at Wikimedia Commons
