Simpsons Gap

Simpsons Gap (Arrernte: Rungutjirpa) is one of the gaps in the West MacDonnell Ranges in Australia's Northern Territory.

It is located 18 kilometres west from Alice Springs, on the Larapinta Trail.

[2] The gap is home to various plants and wildlife, including the black-footed rock-wallaby.

It was later visited by surveyor Gilbert Rotherdale McMinn in 1871 while he was searching for a better route for the Overland Telegraph Line.

[3] Section 1 of the Larapinta Trail begins at Alice Springs Telegraph Station and ends at the waterhole at Rungutjirpa.