[1][2] At the range's southern end it merges with Hummock Range at Barunga Gap, approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south west of Snowtown.

[3] The name 'Barunga' derives from an indigenous term meaning "gap in the range".

The Barunga and Hummock ranges are host to the Clements Gap and Snowtown wind farms.

According to the Australian Biospecimen Network Association, Barunga is an indigenous term meaning "gap in the range",[4] but South Australian historian Geoffrey Manning instead states it means "place for meat".

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