Title: About - SnowyMountains
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One of the few regions that experiences four distinct seasons, the Snowy Mountains is worth exploring all year-round.

Content: About - SnowyMountains
The Snowy Mountains region in south east NSW is a landscape unlike any other. Its rolling hills and great peaks, relics of a 100-million-year-old geological rift, backdrop a terrain of sublime natural beauty and endless adventure. Kosciuszko National Park makes up much of the Snowy Mountains region with Mount Kosciuszko at 2,228m the highest point on the Australian Mainland. To the east, the mountains meet the endless golden landscapes of the Monaro Plains, renowned for its Merino Wool. It’s here that our story continues to unfold as it has done for thousands of years. Our story
As unique as it is unforgettable, the area’s natural wonders have been a home of spiritual connection for indigenous culture for tens of thousands of years, and the once province of European graziers in the mid-19th century. 20,000 BC
Aboriginal Occupation
The Snowy Mountains is the traditional home of two Aboriginal groups, the Walgal people and the Ngarigo people, and saw many others gather in the summer months for annual pilgrimages to the region. 1800s
early settlers
Australia’s high country became populated by European stockmen, graziers and landholders. Settlers soon realised the potential for alpine grazing, where stock were moved to alpine areas during summer and returned to the valleys in autumn. 1800s
EUROPEAN EXPLORERS
European exploration of the Australian Alps began in the early 1800s.