Mount Zeil

Mount Zeil (Western Arrernte: Urlatherrke) (1,531 m or 5,023 ft) is a mountain in the Northern Territory of Australia located in the locality of Mount Zeil in the western MacDonnell Ranges.^[2][1] It is the highest peak in the Northern Territory, and the highest peak on the Australian mainland west of the Great Dividing Range.^[2]

Mount Zeil
Urlatherrke
Mount Zeil viewed from the south
Highest point
Elevation	1,531 m (5,023 ft)AHD
Coordinates	23°24′06″S 132°23′45″E[1]
Geography
Mount Zeil Location of Mount Zeil in the Northern Territory
Location	Mount Zeil, Northern Territory,[1] Australia
Parent range	MacDonnell Ranges

History

It is believed that Mount Zeil was named during or following Ernest Giles's 1872 expedition, probably after Count Karl von Waldburg-Zeil (1841–1890), 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.^[1]

Indigenous etymology

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

See also

• Mountains portal

• List of mountains in Australia