West Macdonnell Ranges
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Running due west from Alice Springs, the West MacDonnell Ranges contain a variety of impressing and interesting geological features and landscapes. Simpsons Gap is a dramatic cleft in the range through which a dry white sand riverbed fringed with river red gums winds. Standley Chasm with its vertical red walls that glow in the midday sun gives the impression of some sort of giant fracture in the rock. It contains permanent springs and unusual plant life and is a pleasant excursion on its own. Ellery Creek Big Hole is a large permanent waterhole nestled in the ranges that is a
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Mulga CampMulga Camp is located along Section 2 of the Larapinta Trail, a 223 kilometres walking
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Wallaby GapWallaby Gap is a sandy creek bed shaded by walls of red rock in the
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Mt SonderMt Sonder is the highest point in the West MacDonnell Ranges. It marks the western
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Serpentine Chalet DamSerpentine Chalet Dam is part of the ruins of an early tourism venture that was
