Wunaamin Miliwundi Ranges

[2] There had been several proposals and attempts to rename the range, given its link to Leopold II of Belgium, whose reign over the Congo Free State beginning in 1885 is claimed to have resulted in the deaths of 10 to 15 million African people.

[3] Leopold had no connection with Western Australia, but a number of geographic features in the Pilbara and Kimberley were named after European royalty.

[3] The renaming was proposed in 2008, and again in 2017,[4] but was delayed as due to the range's size spanning several different regions and native title claimant areas, negotiations with traditional owners to decide a name were ongoing.

The ranges separate the main Kimberley plateau from the southern Fitzroy plains and consist of quartz sandstone intruded by dolerite.

Leaving from Fitzroy Crossing and used to stock Mount Barnett Station, the trip took over six weeks to complete.