It’ s a full day of hiking but you’ ll have stunning views across the ranges, with plenty of huge rock formations to view in awe. Towards the top, if the weather is right, Lake Cootapatamba can be seen. This is the highest and freshest lake in Australia.
With its bed of solid granite, this glacial lake freezes during winter. Its name means‘ where the eagles swoop to drink’. Aborigines used the mountain for nearly 20,000 years as a meeting place. Tribes from the Riverina, Monaro Plains and coast used to gather here for ceremonies, lay spirits to rest and to feast on local delicacies.
Lake Eucumbene.
The view from Mount Kosciuszko.
LAKE EUCUMBENE
Leaving camp, driving out of the park through Jindabyne, head north up along the Eucumbene River. Here, the bitumen soon turns too dirt. These roads pass through working pastoral sheep and cattle stations. Cool mountain Alpine gums and grasses cover the landscape. Towering ranges, such as the Strumbo and Toolong, seem to follow you. The mountains along here loom over the paddocks, shooting up to 2060m above the plains with crystal clear creeks running in between.
The road leads to Lake Eucumbene, towards the historical Adaminaby cemetery where, back in 1863, an acre of land was granted miles away from town to stop the spread of any diseases that the deceased may have had when they were laid to rest.
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