West MacDonnell National Park

West MacDonnell National Park Northern Territory
IUCN category II (national park)
File:West MacDonnell National Park.JPG View along the West MacDonnell Ranges from the Larapinta Trail, near Glen Helen
West MacDonnell National Park
Nearest town or city	Alice Springs
Coordinates
Established	30 September 1992 (1992-09-30)
Area	2,568.61 km2 (991.7 sq mi)
Managing authorities	Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory
Website	West MacDonnell National Park
See also	Protected areas of the Northern Territory

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, Glen Helen, Simpsons Gap, Standley Chasm, Mount Sonder, Serpentine Gorge, the Ochre Pits and Redbank Gorge.

See also

• Protected areas of the Northern Territory (Australia)

References

• West MacDonnell National Park Fact Sheet, Parks and Wildlife Commission of NT.
• West MacDonnell National Park,Northern Territory Government: Department of Natural Resources,Environment,The Arts and Sport [1].
• Official fact sheet and map