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Gosses Bluff Picnic Area

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DescriptionPicnic spot within the Gosses Bluff inner crater.
Location 23° 49′ CD" S       **.****
132° 18′ CD" E       **.****
Co-ordinates accuracy : Co-ordinates taken from GPS (WGS84)
Location description : *** km * of Alice Springs, NT
What's there  2wd  Picnic_table  Dunny  BushWalk  NoFires  shelter

General comments
This is a comet impact structure and you can walk up to the crest of the crater rim. Walking along the rim is not permitted owing to Aborigi.... Remainder of the content is available on the CampGroundCorner CD

Upsides
Wild and remote, with a mixed astroph.... Remainder of the content is available on the CampGroundCorner CD

Downsides
Limited facilities, no fire places. Explanatory boards not as good .... Remainder of the content is available on the CampGroundCorner CD

Access considerations
4WD required .... Remainder of the content is available on the CampGroundCorner CD

Pictures (click on image to enlarge)
Inside the crater : ../data/lrc311/lrc311_gosses_bluff_-_inside_the_crater.jpg (available on CD)  Picnic shelter : ../data/lrc311/lrc311_gosses_bluff_-_picnic_shelter.jpg (available on CD)  

WWWeb Links
Tnorala Conservation Reserve
Fact Sheet and Map

How do I get there
Take Namatjira Drive from Alice Springs. Turnoff is to the right about 23 km S of the Glen Helen junction. Alternatively, from Hermannsburg travel.... Remainder of the content is available on the CampGroundCorner CD

Document revision history
1/9/2006    LRC    Stewart Needham

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Document produced on 03-04-2008