Redbank Gorge (commonly Red Bank Gorge), is a
gorge
A canyon (from ; archaic British English spelling: ''cañon''), or gorge, is a deep cleft between escarpments or cliffs resulting from weathering and the erosion, erosive activity of a river over geologic time scales. Rivers have a natural tenden ...
located in the
Northern Territory of Australia
The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory shares its borders with Western Aust ...
, 156 km west of
Alice Springs
Alice Springs ( aer, Mparntwe) is the third-largest town in the Northern Territory of Australia. Known as Stuart until 31 August 1933, the name Alice Springs was given by surveyor William Whitfield Mills after Alice, Lady Todd (''née'' Al ...
. It is situated at the bottom of
Mount Sonder
Mount Sonder, or ''Rwetyepme'', its Aboriginal name, is the fourth highest mountain in the Northern Territory, Australia at . Mount Zeil is the highest at , to the west.
Location and features
Mt Sonder is west of Alice Springs along the Mac ...
.
The gorge is part of the
West MacDonnell National Park
Tjoritja / West MacDonnell is a national park in the Northern Territory (Australia) due west of Alice Springs and 1234 km south of Darwin. It extends along the MacDonnell Ranges west of Alice Springs.
The popular extended walk, the Larapi ...
, which has an area of approximately .
Features
The area features camping facilities at the Woodland and Ridgetop campgrounds, which contain amenities such as a toilet and
fire pit
A fire pit or a fire hole can vary from a pit dug in the ground to an elaborate gas burning structure of stone, brick, and metal. The defining feature of fire pits is that they are designed to contain fire and prevent it from spreading.
Some rece ...
, however fees apply to use these locations.
The gorges can be accessed from the nearby Larapinta and Namatjira drives.
References
External links
Northern Territory fact sheet
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Canyons and gorges in the Northern Territory