Ormiston Pound

Ormiston Pound is a ring of mountains in the Northern Territory of Australia punctuating the MacDonnell Ranges, in the West MacDonnell National Park, approximately 135 kilometres (84 mi) west of Alice Springs.

[1] It lies at roughly the halfway point in the Larapinta Trail and has views from its circumference of Mount Sonder, Gosses Bluff crater and the surrounding range.

The Pound, a ring of mountains, is dominated by Mount Giles, which forms its eastern boundary.

The western boundary is formed by the Ormiston Gorge, a popular tourist destination.

The pound is accessible from a road in the west, which travels between Glen Helen and Alice Springs.

Ormiston Gorge Water Hole
Ormiston Pound panorama
Ormiston Pound panorama