Carruthers Peak

{{Short description|Mountain in New South Wales, Australia}}

{{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Carruthers Peak

| other_name = Curruthers Peak

| photo = Carruthers Peak.jpg

| photo_caption = Carruthers Peak from the south

| photo_size = 260

| elevation_m = 2145

| elevation_ref = {{cite peakbagger |lid= |pid=11612 |rid= |title=Carruthers Peak, Australia |units=m |accessdate=28 May 2015 }}

| prominence_m = 85

| prominence_ref =

| isolation_km = 2.71

| isolation_ref =

| location = Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia

| range = Main Range, Great Dividing Range

| coordinates = {{coord|36|24|31|S|148|17|28|E|type:mountain_region:AU-NSW|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref = {{NSW GNR|id=JPKqBKqbSX|title=Carruthers Peak|accessdate=27 May 2015}}

| topo = Perisher Valley

| easiest_route = Walk (hike)

| map = Australia New South Wales

| map_caption = Location in New South Wales

| map_size = 280

}}

Carruthers Peak, formerly Curruthers Peak, a mountain in the Main Range of the Great Dividing Range, is located in Snowy Mountains region in southeast New South Wales, Australia. The peak is situated between Mount Lee and Mount Twynam within the Kosciuszko National Park.

With an elevation of {{convert|2145|m}} above sea level, Carruthers Peak is the seventh-highest peak in mainland Australia.

It was named after Joseph Carruthers, a Premier of New South Wales, who, while he served as Minister for Lands, facilitated the building of the Summit Road to Mount Kosciuszko. It can be easily accessed, with the Main Range walk going straight up it.Geehi Bushwalking Club, (2001) 8th ed. Snowy Mountains Walks, Canberra: National Capital Printing. {{ISBN|0-9599651-4-9}}