Ormiston Pound

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

::summary Ring of mountains in the Northern Territory of Australia ::

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name	Ormiston Pound
photo	Ormiston Pound.JPG
photo_caption	The western half of Ormiston Pound with Mount Giles in the foreground
map	Northern Territory
map_caption	Location in the Northern Territory
map_relief	1
location	Northern Territory, Australia
range	MacDonnell Ranges
range_coordinates
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Ormiston Pound is a ring of mountains in the Northern Territory of Australia punctuating the MacDonnell Ranges, in the West MacDonnell National Park, approximately 135 km west of Alice Springs. It lies at roughly the halfway point in the Larapinta Trail and has views from its circumference of Mount Sonder, Gosses Bluff crater and the surrounding range.

The Pound, a ring of mountains, is dominated by Mount Giles, which forms its eastern boundary. The western boundary is formed by the Ormiston Gorge, a popular tourist destination. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/Ormiston_Gorge_Water_Hole.jpg" caption="Ormiston Gorge Water Hole"] ::

The pound is accessible from a road in the west, which travels between Glen Helen and Alice Springs. There is a waterhole at the bottom near the gorge, as well as several lookouts. The entire pound covers 46.55 km2. The Finke River passes Ormiston Gorge in the west. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/Ormiston_pound_panorama.jpg" caption="Ormiston Pound panorama"] ::

References

References

1. West MacDonnell National Park Fact Sheet, [[Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory]]

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