Mount Zeil

Mount Zeil
Mount Zeil viewed from the south
Elevation	1,531 m (5,023 ft) AHD
Location
Location	Northern Territory, Australia
Range	MacDonnell Ranges
Coordinates	23°22′59″S 132°22′59″E / 23.383°S 132.383°E / -23.383; 132.383Coordinates: 23°22′59″S 132°22′59″E / 23.383°S 132.383°E / -23.383; 132.383

Mount Zeil

Mount Zeil (Northern Territory)

Mount Zeil (1,531 m^[1] / 5,023 ft) is a mountain situated in the western MacDonnell Ranges in Australia's Northern Territory. It is the highest peak in the Northern Territory, and the highest peak in Australia west of the Great Dividing Range (Eastern Highlands).

It is believed that Mount Zeil was named during or following Ernest Giles' 1872 expedition, probably after Count Zeil, who had recently distinguished himself with geographic explorations in Spitsbergen; a footnote in Giles' published journal implies that the naming was instigated by his benefactor Baron Ferdinand von Mueller^[2].

The indigenous name for Mount Zeil in the Western Arrernte language is Urlatherrke, referring to the ayeparenye caterpillars^[3].

See also

Northern Territory portal

• List of mountains in Australia

References

1. ^ "Mount Zeil". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government. http://www.ga.gov.au/bin/gazd01?rec=116870. 
2. ^ Northern Territory Place Names Register. Retrieved 1 October 2007
3. ^ hermannsburgschool.com. Retrieved 4 January 2007

External links

• Image of Mount Zeil on Google Maps
• Australia's highest mountains - Geoscience Australia