Mount Giles (Mount Giles)
* See also Mount Giles (Antarctica)
Mount Giles is one of the highest mountains in the Northern Territory, Australia, at 1389 m. It lies along the MacDonnell Ranges, dominating Ormiston Pound, in the West MacDonnell National Park, approximately 80 km west of Alice Springs. It can be visited via the celebrated Larapinta Trail and has views of Mount Sonder, Ormiston Gorge and Pound, and the surrounding range.
* List of mountains in Australia
Mount Giles is one of the highest mountains in the Northern Territory, Australia, at 1389 m. It lies along the MacDonnell Ranges, dominating Ormiston Pound, in the West MacDonnell National Park, approximately 80 km west of Alice Springs. It can be visited via the celebrated Larapinta Trail and has views of Mount Sonder, Ormiston Gorge and Pound, and the surrounding range.
* List of mountains in Australia
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