Mount Ainslie or
Mount Ainslie-Majura is a part of
Canberra Nature ParkThe Canberra Nature Park is actually 30 separate protected areas in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, ranging from bushland hills to lowland native grassland...
. It borders on the inner suburbs of
CampbellCampbell is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Covering an area to the South East of the central business district, Campbell sits at the base of Mount Ainslie. On Census night 2006, Campbell had a population of 4,797 people...
,
AinslieAinslie is a leafy suburb of Canberra, Australia in the North Canberra district.The suburb is bounded by Limestone Ave and Majura Ave to the west and north, Phillip Ave to the north-east and the unbuilt Wolseley and Monash Drives to south and east.Ainslie is within walking distance of the City,...
and
HackettHackett is an Inner North suburb of Canberra. It was named after Sir John Winthrop Hackett , who was a newspaper editior and worker for the Federation of Australia. Streets in Hackett are named after scientists....
. See also
Mount MajuraMount Majura, is a small mountain located in Canberra, Australia. Mount Majura lies close to the more prominent Mount Ainslie and at 888 metres is the highest point in Canberra...
.
It has a lookout area surmounted by a rotating aircraft beacon on the summit which stands 842 metres above
sea levelMean sea level is the average height of the ocean's surface ; used as a standard in reckoning land elevation.- Measurement :...
and gives excellent 360° views across the city and surrounding country within the
Australian Capital TerritoryThe Australian Capital Territory is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and its smallest self-governing internal territory. It is an inland enclave in New South Wales, and regularly referred to as Australia's 'Bush Capital'....
(ACT) and beyond to
New South WalesNew South Wales is Australia's most populous state, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria, south of Queensland and east of South Australia...
(NSW).
Mount Ainslie is accessible by road and walking trails.
Mount Ainslie or
Mount Ainslie-Majura is a part of
Canberra Nature ParkThe Canberra Nature Park is actually 30 separate protected areas in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, ranging from bushland hills to lowland native grassland...
. It borders on the inner suburbs of
CampbellCampbell is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Covering an area to the South East of the central business district, Campbell sits at the base of Mount Ainslie. On Census night 2006, Campbell had a population of 4,797 people...
,
AinslieAinslie is a leafy suburb of Canberra, Australia in the North Canberra district.The suburb is bounded by Limestone Ave and Majura Ave to the west and north, Phillip Ave to the north-east and the unbuilt Wolseley and Monash Drives to south and east.Ainslie is within walking distance of the City,...
and
HackettHackett is an Inner North suburb of Canberra. It was named after Sir John Winthrop Hackett , who was a newspaper editior and worker for the Federation of Australia. Streets in Hackett are named after scientists....
. See also
Mount MajuraMount Majura, is a small mountain located in Canberra, Australia. Mount Majura lies close to the more prominent Mount Ainslie and at 888 metres is the highest point in Canberra...
.
It has a lookout area surmounted by a rotating aircraft beacon on the summit which stands 842 metres above
sea levelMean sea level is the average height of the ocean's surface ; used as a standard in reckoning land elevation.- Measurement :...
and gives excellent 360° views across the city and surrounding country within the
Australian Capital TerritoryThe Australian Capital Territory is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and its smallest self-governing internal territory. It is an inland enclave in New South Wales, and regularly referred to as Australia's 'Bush Capital'....
(ACT) and beyond to
New South WalesNew South Wales is Australia's most populous state, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria, south of Queensland and east of South Australia...
(NSW).
Mount Ainslie is accessible by road and walking trails. There is a working tap with water at the top, and sometimes an ice cream van which also sells souvenirs. The walking trail which leads from the back of the
Australian War MemorialThe Australian War Memorial is Australia's national memorial to the members of all its armed forces and supporting organisations who have died or participated in the wars of the Commonwealth of Australia...
is well maintained with steps and is paved, and is often used. The trail has a number of plaques commemorating the battles fought in
World War 2World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including all great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
in the Kokoda Trail in
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
, with the plaques set out as though it was on the Kokoda Trail.
Mount Ainslie marks the northernmost point of a land axis, planned by
Walter Burley Griffin Walter Burley Griffin was a US architect and landscape architect, who is best known for his role in designing Canberra, Australia's capital city...
, that stretches through North and South
CanberraCanberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth largest Australian city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory, south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
. This axis takes in the
Australian War MemorialThe Australian War Memorial is Australia's national memorial to the members of all its armed forces and supporting organisations who have died or participated in the wars of the Commonwealth of Australia...
and the two
Parliament HousesParliament House is the meeting place of the Parliament of Australia. It is located in Canberra, the capital of Australia. It was opened on 9 May 1988 by Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia. Its construction cost was over $1.1 billion. At the time of its construction it was the most expensive...
.
It is named after
James AinslieJames Ainslie was a Scottish pastoralist, best known as the first overseer of the property known as Duntroon in the Australian Capital Territory, he increased the size of the property's sheep flock from 700 to 20,000 in 12 years. He lived in a relationship with an Aboriginal woman and she bore him...
, a 19th century settler who was the overseer on
DuntroonDuntroon is a suburb of the city of Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory.-History:Robert Campbell's property Duntroon was situated on the limestone plains of New South Wales in the area that is now covered by the ACT....
, a large property in the area. Contrary to what some accounts have stated, he is not buried in an unmarked grave at the base of the hill.