Mount Zeil

Mount Zeil
Urlatherrke
Mount Zeil viewed from the south
Highest point
Elevation	1,531 m (5,023 ft) AHD
Coordinates	23°22′59″S 132°22′59″E / 23.38306°S 132.38306°E / -23.38306; 132.38306Coordinates: 23°22′59″S 132°22′59″E / 23.38306°S 132.38306°E / -23.38306; 132.38306
Geography
Mount Zeil Location of Mount Zeil in the Northern Territory
Location	Northern Territory, Australia
Parent range	MacDonnell Ranges

Mount Zeil (1,531 metres (5,023 ft))^[1] is a mountain situated in the western MacDonnell Ranges in Australia's Northern Territory. It is the highest peak in the Northern Territory, and the highest peak on the Australian mainland west of the Great Dividing Range.

History

It is believed that Mount Zeil was named during or following Ernest Giles' 1872 expedition, probably after Count Zeil, who had recently distinguished himself with geographic explorations in Spitzbergen; a footnote in Giles' published journal implies that the naming was instigated by his benefactor, Baron Ferdinand von Mueller.^[2]

Aboriginal naming

The indigenous name for Mount Zeil in the Western Arrernte language is Urlatherrke, referring to the Yeperenye caterpillars.^[3]

See also

• List of mountains in Australia

References

External links

• Image of Mount Zeil on Google Maps
• Australia's highest mountains - Geoscience Australia

Highest peaks in the States and territories of Australia
Australian Capital Territory: Bimberi Peak (1,912 m or 6,273 ft) New South Wales: Mount Kosciuszko (2,228 m or 7,310 ft) Northern Territory: Mount Zeil (1,531 m or 5,023 ft) Queensland: Mount Bartle Frere (1,622 m or 5,322 ft) South Australia: Mount Woodroffe (1,435 m or 4,708 ft) Tasmania: Mount Ossa (1,617 m or 5,305 ft) Victoria: Mount Bogong (1,986 m or 6,516 ft) Western Australia: Mount Meharry (1,253 m or 4,111 ft)
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