West MacDonnell National Park

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West MacDonnell National Park
Simpsons Gap
Simpsons Gap
West MacDonnell National Park (Northern Territory)
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Coordinates: 23 ° 26 ′ 11 ″  S , 132 ° 25 ′ 5 ″  E
Location: Northern Territory , Australia
Specialty: Mountain range with gorges
Next city: 30 kilometer (s) from Alice Springs
Surface: 2069 km²
Founding: 1992
View along the West MacDonnell Ranges from the Larapinta Trail, near Glen Helen.
View along the West MacDonnell Ranges from the Larapinta Trail, near Glen Helen.
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The West MacDonnell National Park (English West MacDonnell National Park ) covers a 2069 km² area in the mountain range of the MacDonnell Ranges in the Australian Northern Territory west of the city of Alice Springs .

It was founded in 1992 after the Northern Territory government bought 170,000 hectares of land from five cattle ranches that had been abandoned due to multiple avalanches.

From Alice Springs , the national park is connected by paved roads ( Larapinta Drive and Namatjira Drive ). From Uluṟu there is a slope that is only accessible with all-wheel drive.

The tourist attractions of this national park include:

  • Larapinta Trail : Parts of the 223 km long long-distance hiking trail run through the national park.
  • Rungutjirpa ( Simpson's Gap ): rocky canyon made of red sandstone; with a little luck, rock kangaroos and some rare bird species will show up in the early morning ; permanent water point at the end of the gorge. According to tradition, the Arrernte - Aborigines their ancestors were in this place Giants.
  • Udepata ( Ellery Gorge ) in Ellery Creek Big Hole : Narrow, water-bearing serpentine gorge with river eucalyptus.
  • Ormiston Gorge : Gorge with 300 m high walls made of two layers of quartz lying on top of each other.
  • Redback Gorge
  • Glen Helen Gorge

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