MacDonnell Ranges, Mountain range in Northern Territory, Australia.
The MacDonnell Ranges stretch across 644 kilometers through Central Australia, featuring red quartzite peaks rising to 1,531 meters at Mount Liebig.
John McDouall Stuart first explored this mountain range in 1860, naming it after Richard MacDonnell, who served as Governor of South Australia.
The mountain range contains numerous sacred sites and ancient rock art locations that Aboriginal peoples have maintained connections with for thousands of years.
Visitors access the ranges through multiple walking trails and camping areas, with the Larapinta Trail extending 223 kilometers through the western section.
The mountain formations reveal 350-million-year-old geological processes, displaying folded quartzite layers and deep gorges with permanent waterholes.
Location: Northern Territory
Elevation above the sea: 1,531 m
Part of: Central Australia, Central Ranges xeric scrub
GPS coordinates: -23.96026,132.77575
Latest update: May 27, 2025 09:55
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Kings Canyon
127.6 km
Mount Zeil
73.4 km
Alice Springs Desert Park
111.3 km
Watarrka National Park
120.7 km
Old Telegraph Station
117.3 km
Finke Gorge National Park
22.2 km
Standley Chasm
75.5 km
Ochre Pits
27.1 km
The Residency, Alice Springs
116.4 km
Tjoritja / West MacDonnell National Park
41.5 km
Glen Helen Gorge
31.9 km
Anzac Hill
116.5 km
National Road Transport Hall of Fame
112.9 km
Old Ghan Heritage Railway and Museum
113 km
Olive Pink Botanic Garden
116.4 km
Alice Springs Public Library
116.4 km
Ewaninga rock carvings
119.6 km
Stuart Arms Hotel
116.5 km
Hamilton Downs Station
81.3 km
Serpentine Gorge
31.7 km
Central Australian Aviation Museum
114.5 km
Adelaide House
116.4 km
Heavitree Gap Police Station
113.7 km
Pioneer Theatre
116.5 km
National Road Transport Hall of Fame & Old Ghan Train Museum
113 km
Museum of Central Australia & Strehlow Research Center
114.5 km
Camels Australia
81 km
Asia Pacific Aircraft Storage
115.4 kmReviews
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