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Macdonnell Ranges

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Macdonnell Ranges [məkˈdɒnəl]
pl n
(Placename) a mountain system of central Australia, in S central Northern Territory, extending about 160 km (100 miles) east and west of Alice Springs. Highest peak: Mount Ziel, 1510 m (4955 ft.)


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Approaching Alice Springs, the train passes through the striking MacDonnell Ranges, the only set of hills until the Flinders Ranges near Adelaide.
The town sits in the middle of MacDonnell ranges, whose soaring peaks and quiet shady spots are a welcome contrast to the drive down from Darwin.
The central rock rat was found two years ago by amateur naturalists in the Macdonnell Ranges west of Alice Springs, 36 years after its last reported sighting.
 
 
 
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