The ancient Flinders Ranges runs some 480 km from near the head of Spencer Gulf towards Lake Eyre and leads to one of Australia�s great natural curiosities, the magnificent natural "fortress" (a bit like The Alamo?) of Wilpena Pound, a 77 sq km natural amphitheatre. The �Pound� is a great oval, 20 km long and 8 km wide, protected from the outside world by sheer 1,000 metre high walls, sloping steeply to a park-like interior where the flat floor is rich in sugar gum trees, and in spring, wildflowers. Although Wilpena Pound may look like a crater, but it is the result of folding rocks, not the impact of celestial objects ! Like any great fortress, the Pound has only one way in, a narrow gorge cut by Wilpena Creek, sometimes a torrent but usually just a trickle. Any capable person should consider a trek across the Pound and up to its highest point, St Marys Peak. The reward is a stunning panorama, including the dazzling white surface of the salt-lake Lake Torrens nearby.

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	Title: Land Of Ancient Grandeur - South Australia's Flinders Ranges
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