West MacDonnell National Park

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West MacDonnell National Park
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Nearest town/city:	Alice Springs
Coordinates:	23°26′11″S, 132°25′05″E
Area:	2,069 km²
Managing authorities:	Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory
Official site:	West MacDonnell National Park

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

West MacDonnell is a national park in the Northern Territory (Australia), 1234 km south of Darwin. It extends along the MacDonnell Ranges west of Alice Springs.

The popular extended walk, the Larapinta Trail, runs east-west along the linear park, following the West MacDonnell Ranges. The park includes many tourist attractions along its 250 kilometre length including Ormiston Pound, the Ellery Creek Bighole, Simpson's Gap, Mount Sonder and The Ochre Pits.

[edit] See also

• Protected areas of the Northern Territory (Australia)

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