Everything about Mount Ainslie Australian Capital Territory totally explained
Mount Ainslie or
Mount Ainslie-Majura is a part of
Canberra Nature Park. It borders on the inner suburbs of
Campbell,
Ainslie and
Hackett. See also
Mount Majura.
It has a lookout area surmounted by a rotating aircraft beacon on the summit which stands 842
metres above
sea level and gives excellent 360° views across the city and surrounding country within the
Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and beyond to
New South Wales (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 sells souvenirs also. The walking trail which leads from the back of the
Australian War Memorial 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 2 in the
Kokoda Trail in
Papua New Guinea, 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, that stretches through North and South
Canberra. This axis takes in the
Australian War Memorial and the two
Parliament Houses.
It is named after
James Ainslie, a 19th century settler who was the overseer on
Duntroon, a large property in the area. Contrary to what some accounts have stated, he isn't buried in an unmarked grave at the base of the hill.
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