Mount Kosciusko is 6.5kms from Thredbo and can easily be reached in under two hours on foot if you're fit.
Thredbo, Jindabyne, and Cooma
Thredbo is a ski resort town in the Australian Alps, specifically, the Kosciuszko National Park.
Thredbo lies within the Kosciuszko National park, where the Australian Alps and the highest elevations in Australia are.
Mount Kosciuszko has an elevation of 2.228km
Mount Kosciuszko is not the highest mountain in the world, it is far from that. Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the worls at 8848 meters while Mount Kosciuszko is only 2228 meters and its rating would probably be in the three thousands even though it is part of the seven summits.
About 3 hours to Jindabyne but about 3 and a half hours to Thredbo which is the closest you can drive.
Thredbo and Cabramurra are actually withinKosciuszko National Park, as is the ghost town of Kiandra.
Yes, on a clear day you can see as far as Mount Kosciuszko from the top of Mount Bogong.
No
Mt Kosciuszko is best accessed via the Alpine Way, which leads off the Snowy Mountains Highway, south from Tumut or west from Cooma. On foot, there are numerous tracks to Kosciuszko. The best walking tracks lead from Thredbo and Charlotte Pass.
Very easy. A raised metal boardwalk leads most of the way to the summit from Thredbo, while an easy gravel track leads from Charlotte Pass. The trip from Charlotte Pass (the longer route) is around four hours, return.
Mount Kosciuszko is not on Antarctica, it is the highest mountain on mainland Australia.