Mount Woodroffe
Sign in to saveMount Woodroffe, also known as Ngarutjaranya (officially Mount Woodroffe/Ngarutjaranya), is a mountain in the Australian state of South Australia, located in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara lands in the state's northwest. It is South Australia's highest peak, at .
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Mount Woodroffe
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 1,435
- Mountain.prominence
- South Australia's highest mountain
- Mountain.location
- Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara South Australia, Australia
- Mountain.range
- Musgrave Ranges
- Mountain.easiest_route
- Hike
- Mountain.map
- South Australia
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Mount Woodroffe, also known as Ngarutjaranya (officially Mount Woodroffe/Ngarutjaranya), is a mountain in the Australian state of South Australia, located in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara lands in the state's northwest. It is South Australia's highest peak, at .
== Cultural significance == The name of the mountain comes from the Pitjantjatjara language. In Pitjantjatjara mythology, the mountain embodies the mythological creature Ngintaka.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mount Woodroffe” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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