It comprises two gorges created by a south flowing creek which has cut through two ridges of Heavitree Quartzite.[2] The gorge is home to some rare Central Australian plants such as the Centralian flannel-flower[3] and cycads (the Macrozamia macdonnellii). There is a semi-permanent waterhole guarding the entrance to the gorge.
Section of waterhole at the gorge
Tourismedit
There is a 1.3 kilometre walk along a service road, or alternatively along the creek bed, to the gorge, and a short steep climb to a lookout.
Section 7 of the Larapinta Trail starts at Ellery Creek Big Hole and ends here. Section 8 of the trail goes from here to Serpentine Chalet Dam.[4]
Nearby are the ruins of Serpentine Chalet which was a late 1950s/early 1960s Ansett-Pioneer tourist venture. Lack of water and the remote location on an unsealed road brought about its demise. All that remains now are a concrete slab and other floor foundations.[3][5]
^"Place Names Register Extract for "Serpentine Gorge"". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
^van Oosterzee, Penny (1998) A Field Guide to Central Australia, J. B. Books, Marleston S.A.
^ abNorthern Territory and Central Australia, Lonely Planet, 2006
^Northern Territory Government, Walks, Talks and Trails: The Larrapinta Trail 2009-06-11 at the Wayback Machine
^Borthwick, John (2007) "The ripple effect", The Australian, 8 September 2007
January 01, 1970
serpentine, gorge, gorges, west, macdonnell, ranges, australia, northern, territory, located, approximately, kilometres, west, alice, springs, along, larapinta, trail, side, wall, gorgelocationburt, plain, northern, territoryrangemacdonnell, rangescoordinates2. Serpentine Gorge is one of the gorges in the West MacDonnell Ranges in Australia s Northern Territory It is located approximately 100 kilometres west of Alice Springs along the Larapinta Trail Serpentine GorgeSide wall of the gorgeLocationBurt Plain Northern TerritoryRangeMacDonnell RangesCoordinates23 45 00 S 132 58 00 E 23 75 S 132 9667 E 23 75 132 9667 1 Location in Northern Territory It comprises two gorges created by a south flowing creek which has cut through two ridges of Heavitree Quartzite 2 The gorge is home to some rare Central Australian plants such as the Centralian flannel flower 3 and cycads the Macrozamia macdonnellii There is a semi permanent waterhole guarding the entrance to the gorge Section of waterhole at the gorgeTourism editThere is a 1 3 kilometre walk along a service road or alternatively along the creek bed to the gorge and a short steep climb to a lookout Section 7 of the Larapinta Trail starts at Ellery Creek Big Hole and ends here Section 8 of the trail goes from here to Serpentine Chalet Dam 4 Nearby are the ruins of Serpentine Chalet which was a late 1950s early 1960s Ansett Pioneer tourist venture Lack of water and the remote location on an unsealed road brought about its demise All that remains now are a concrete slab and other floor foundations 3 5 See also editWest MacDonnell Ranges West MacDonnell National ParkReferences edit Place Names Register Extract for Serpentine Gorge NT Place Names Register Northern Territory Government Retrieved 5 April 2020 van Oosterzee Penny 1998 A Field Guide to Central Australia J B Books Marleston S A a b Northern Territory and Central Australia Lonely Planet 2006 Northern Territory Government Walks Talks and Trails The Larrapinta Trail Archived 2009 06 11 at the Wayback Machine Borthwick John 2007 The ripple effect The Australian 8 September 2007 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Serpentine Gorge amp oldid 1045026969, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
