Mount Giles

See also Mount Giles (Antarctica)

Mount Giles
Mount Giles from the opposite side of Ormiston Pound in the south
Elevation	1,389 m (4,557 ft) AHD
Location
Location	Northern Territory, Australia
Range	MacDonnell Ranges
Coordinates	23°37′44″S 132°51′42″E / 23.628798°S 132.861614°E / -23.628798; 132.861614Coordinates: 23°37′44″S 132°51′42″E / 23.628798°S 132.861614°E / -23.628798; 132.861614
Climbing
Easiest route	Hike

Mount Giles is one of the highest mountains in the Northern Territory, Australia, at 1389 metres AHD. It lies along the MacDonnell Ranges, dominating Ormiston Pound, in the West MacDonnell National Park, approximately 80 kilometres west of Alice Springs. It can be visited via the celebrated Larapinta Trail and offers spectacular views of Mount Sonder, Ormiston Gorge and Pound, and the surrounding range.

Climbing the mountain requires a hard two or three day hike.^[1]

References

^ Stanton, Jenny (2000). The Australian Geographic Book of the Red Centre. Terrey Hills, New South Wales: Australian Geographic. p. 100. ISBN 1862760136.

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