The MacDonnell Ranges of the Northern Territory, are a 644 km (400 mile) long mountain range located in the center of Australia (23°42′S 132°30′E), and consist of parallel ridges running to the east and west of Alice Springs. The range is composed of red sandstone peaks and gorges with the highest peaks being Mount Liebig (1,524m / 5,000 ft) and Mount Zeil (1,510 m / 4,955 ft). Motto: None Nickname: ? Other Australian states and territories Capital Darwin Government Administrator Chief Minister Const. ... Alice Springs on a large scale map Alice Springs is a large town in the Northern Territory of Australia located at 23°42′ S 133°52′ E. Its population of 28,178 (2001 Census) makes it the second-largest settlement in the Territory (the only other towns of significant size... Sandstone near Stadtroda, Germany Sandstone is an sedimentary rock composed mainly of feldspar and quartz and varies in colour (in a similar way to sand), through grey, yellow, red, and white. ...

The mountain range was named after Sir Richard MacDonnell (the Governor of South Australia at the time) by John McDouall Stuart, whose 1860 expedition reached them in April of that year. Sir Richard Graves Macdonnell , C.B. (1814–1881) was a British colonial governor. ... See Governors of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Governor. ... John McDouall Stuart (7 September 1815 – 5 June 1866) was the most accomplished and most famous of all Australias inland explorers and led the first expedition to successfully traverse the continent from south to north. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ...

This Landsat image shows how the northern and southern parts of Alice Springs are connected by Heavitree Gap that passes through the MacDonnell Ranges.

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Tourist attractions

• To the East of Alice Springs, within an hours drive, sites important to the local Arrernte people, many of which contain examples of Aboriginal rock art
  • Emily Gap
  • Jessie Gap
  • Trephina Gorge
  • N’Dhala Gorge
• To the West of Alice Springs
  • The Larapinta Trail is a long distance walking trail that runs 223 kilometres through the West MacDonnell National Park.
  • Simpsons Gap
  • Standley Chasm
  • Ellery Creek Bighole
  • Serpentine Gorge
  • Ochre Pits
  • Ormiston Pound
  • Redbank Gorge
  • Glen Helen Gorge
  • Tnorala Gosse Bluff
  • Palm Valley
  • Mount Sonder

View along the West MacDonnell Ranges from the Larapinta Trail, near Glen Helen

Arrente is both a language, a group of people, and an area of land in Central Australia. ... Along the Larapinta trail from a ridge of the West MacDonnell Ranges. ... West Macdonnell is a national park in the Northern Territory (Australia), 1234 km south of Darwin. ... The Ochre Pits The Ochre Pits are a popular tourist destination in the Northern Territory, Australia, approximately 50 kilometres west of Alice Springs along the Larapinta Trail. ... The western half of Ormiston Pound with Mount Giles in the foreground Ormiston Pound is a ring of mountains punctuating the MacDonnell Ranges, in the West MacDonnell National Park, approximately 80 kilometres west of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory, Australia. ... Gosses Bluff is a meteor crater in Northern Territory, Australia. ... Palm Valley in Finke Gorge National Park Palm Valley (24°04′ S 132°45′ E) is a valley in the MacDonnell Ranges 138 km southwest of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory in Australia. ... Mount Sonder from the east Mount Sonder, or Rwetyepme, its aboriginal name, is the second highest mountain in the Northern Territory, Australia at 1380 metres above sea level. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x768, 659 KB) Summary View along the West MacDonnell Ranges from the Larapinta Trail, near Glen Helen. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x768, 659 KB) Summary View along the West MacDonnell Ranges from the Larapinta Trail, near Glen Helen. ...

See also

• Larapinta Trail
• West MacDonnell National Park

Along the Larapinta trail from a ridge of the West MacDonnell Ranges. ... West Macdonnell is a national park in the Northern Territory (Australia), 1234 km south of Darwin. ...

External links

• Arrernte art
• Larapinta Trail