Mount Ginini is a mountain with an elevation of 1,762 metres (5,781 ft) AHDin the Brindabella Range, located on the border between the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales, Australia.

Mount Ginini
Mount Ginini viewed from Stockyard Spur
Highest point
Elevation1,762 m (5,781 ft)[1]
Prominence202 m (663 ft)[1]
Coordinates35°32′S 148°47′E / 35.533°S 148.783°E / -35.533; 148.783[1]
Geography
Mount Ginini is located in Australian Capital Territory
Mount Ginini
Mount Ginini
Location in the ACT
LocationAustralian Capital Territory / New South Wales, Australia
Parent rangeBrindabella Range

Geography

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The summit of the mountain is located within the ACT, and is the seventh highest mountain in the Territory. The ACT portion of the mountain is located in Bimberi Nature Reserve and Namadgi National Park and the NSW portion in Kosciuszko National Park. It is often climbed by bushwalkers from Corin Dam, as it is a few hours' hike. The mountain is close to the Ginini Flats Wetlands Ramsar Site.

Facilities

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The mountain is home to an Airservices Australia installation serving as part of the AERIES network and as a transceiver for communications between ATCs and aircraft. It also hosts a repeater station (VK1RGI) for the local amateur radio club. The transmitter tower is located at 35°31′46.61″S 148°46′21.06″E / 35.5296139°S 148.7725167°E / -35.5296139; 148.7725167 (Mount Ginini transmitter tower).

Climate

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Mount Ginini has a subpolar oceanic climate (Cfc) with cool to mild summers and cold, very snowy winters.

Climate data for Mount Ginini AWS (2004–)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 33.2
(91.8)
30.2
(86.4)
25.8
(78.4)
22.4
(72.3)
16.0
(60.8)
12.6
(54.7)
10.2
(50.4)
16.0
(60.8)
19.9
(67.8)
23.3
(73.9)
27.8
(82.0)
29.0
(84.2)
33.2
(91.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 20.8
(69.4)
18.9
(66.0)
16.4
(61.5)
11.9
(53.4)
7.7
(45.9)
3.9
(39.0)
2.4
(36.3)
4.1
(39.4)
8.5
(47.3)
12.8
(55.0)
15.7
(60.3)
17.8
(64.0)
11.7
(53.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 10.0
(50.0)
9.0
(48.2)
7.3
(45.1)
4.0
(39.2)
1.1
(34.0)
−1.0
(30.2)
−2.5
(27.5)
−2.0
(28.4)
0.3
(32.5)
2.9
(37.2)
5.9
(42.6)
7.3
(45.1)
3.5
(38.3)
Record low °C (°F) −1.3
(29.7)
−2.0
(28.4)
−2.0
(28.4)
−5.0
(23.0)
−6.4
(20.5)
−8.5
(16.7)
−8.0
(17.6)
−8.2
(17.2)
−6.6
(20.1)
−5.5
(22.1)
−6.0
(21.2)
−4.0
(24.8)
−8.5
(16.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 74.5
(2.93)
94.4
(3.72)
78.8
(3.10)
59.9
(2.36)
57.1
(2.25)
86.8
(3.42)
101.9
(4.01)
88.5
(3.48)
90.5
(3.56)
72.8
(2.87)
108.9
(4.29)
107.9
(4.25)
1,051.2
(41.39)
Average precipitation days 10.9 12.7 12.0 9.9 10.0 12.1 16.4 13.6 11.8 10.2 12.2 12.4 144.2
Source: [2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Mount Ginini, Australia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Climate statistics for MOUNT GININI AWS". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 25 July 2018.