Mount Zeil

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title: "Mount Zeil" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["mountains-of-the-northern-territory"] description: "Mountain in Northern Territory, Australia" topic_path: "general/mountains-of-the-northern-territory" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Zeil" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Mountain in Northern Territory, Australia ::

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Field	Value
name	Mount Zeil
other_name	Urlatherrke
photo	Mt_Zeil.jpg
photo_caption	Mount Zeil viewed from the south
elevation_m	1531
elevation_ref
location	Mount Zeil, Northern Territory, Australia
range	MacDonnell Ranges
map	Australia Northern Territory
map_caption	Location of Mount Zeil in the
Northern Territory
map_relief	1
label	Mount Zeil
label_position	right
coordinates
coordinates_ref
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| name = Mount Zeil | other_name = Urlatherrke | photo = Mt_Zeil.jpg | photo_caption = Mount Zeil viewed from the south | elevation_m = 1531 | elevation_ref = | prominence_m = | prominence_ref= | listing = | location = Mount Zeil, Northern Territory, Australia | range = MacDonnell Ranges | map = Australia Northern Territory | map_alt = | map_caption = Location of Mount Zeil in the Northern Territory | map_relief = 1 | label = Mount Zeil | label_position = right | coordinates = | coordinates_ref = | type = | age = | first_ascent = | easiest_route = Mount Zeil (Western Arrernte: Urlatherrke) (1531 m) is a mountain in the Northern Territory of Australia located in the locality of Mount Zeil in the western MacDonnell Ranges. It is the highest peak in the Northern Territory, and the highest peak on the Australian mainland west of the Great Dividing Range.

History

It is believed that Mount Zeil was named during or following Ernest Giles's 1872 expedition, probably after Count Karl von Waldburg-Zeil (1841–1890), who had recently distinguished himself with geographic explorations in Spitzbergen; a footnote in Giles' published journal implies that the naming was instigated by his benefactor, Baron Ferdinand von Mueller.

Indigenous etymology

The name for Mount Zeil in the Western Arrernte language is Urlatherrke, referring to the Yeperenye caterpillars.

References

References

1. "Place Names Register Extract for "Mount Zeil"". Northern Territory Government.
2. "Highest Mountains". Geoscience Australia.
3. [https://hermannsburgschool.com/?history hermannsburgschool.com]. Retrieved 4 January 2007

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