Simpsons Gap

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Simpsons Gap
Simpsons Gap.jpg
Simpsons Gap in the West MacDonnell Ranges
LocationBurt Plain, Northern Territory[1]
RangeMacDonnell Ranges
Coordinates23°40′32″S 133°43′07″E / 23.675655°S 133.718561°E / -23.675655; 133.718561Coordinates: 23°40′32″S 133°43′07″E / 23.675655°S 133.718561°E / -23.675655; 133.718561[1]
Simpsons Gap is located in Northern Territory
Simpsons Gap
Location in the Northern Territory

Simpsons Gap (Arrernte: Rungutjirpa) is one of the gaps in the West MacDonnell Ranges in Australia's Northern Territory. It is located 18 kilometres west from Alice Springs, on the Larapinta Trail.[2]

The gap is home to various plants and wildlife, including the black-footed rock-wallaby. It is the site of a permanent waterhole.

History[]

The area is an important spiritual place for the Arrernte people, who have inhabited the Arrernte area since before European discovery. Simpsons Gap is known to the Arrernte as "Rungutjirpa".[3] It was later visited by surveyor Gilbert Rotherdale McMinn in 1871 while he was searching for a better route for the Overland Telegraph Line.[4]

Tourism[]

Section 1 of the Larapinta Trail begins at Alice Springs Telegraph Station and ends at the waterhole at Rungutjirpa.[5]

Gallery[]

  • leaving Simpsons Gap

  • Waterhole at Rungutjirpa

  • Gum at Simpsons Gap

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Place Names Register Extract for "Simpsons Gap"". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  2. ^ www.macdonnellranges.com. "About Simpsons Gap Alice Springs |Where is Simpsons Gap from Alice Springs". www.macdonnellranges.com. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Simpsons Gap". Tourism Australia. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  4. ^ "The Overland Telegraph". South Australian Register. 20 April 1871. p. 5. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  5. ^ www.macdonnellranges.com. "Larapinta Trail walking itineraries and area information". www.macdonnellranges.com. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
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