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Arltunga Historical Reserve - NT

Snake (big!) under a boulder, Joker Gorge, 28 May 2008

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Old mining machinery and partially restored buildings at Arltunga

Arltunga

old buildings detail

old buildings of Arltunga

bats in old mine of Arltunga

old mine of Arltunga

old mine in Arltunga

Arltunga jail

Arltunga

Arltunga Historical Reserve

National Parks,Reserves

Position

DEG: -23.449544 134.719686

DMS: 23º 26' 58.36" S 134º 43' 10.85" E

UTM: 53 K 7406687mN 471369mE

Altitude: 657.51m

Place Type

Reserves - National Parks,Reserves

Location

83.09kms NorthEast of Santa Teresa
87.49kms NorthEast of Amoonguna
205.21kms South of Ampilatwatja
422.52kms SouthWest of Alpurrurulam

Address & Contact

Hart NT 0872

Phone: N/A

Email: N/A

Web: https://nt.gov.au/parks/find-a-park/arltunga-historical-reserve

Information

Arltunga Historical Reserve in the East MacDonnell Ranges NT. Arltunga was officially Central Australia's first town. It was established in 1887 as a result of a gold rush. Mining activity continued for 30 years, and at it's peak the population was around 300 people. There are remains of mines, old miners camps, buildings, 2 cemeteries and machinery.
Sites are spread out so allow a few hours for your visit.
The visitors centre has displays of old machinery and photos, toilets (including disabled) and drinking water.

PlaceID	14633

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Alice Springs Airport at 01/09:30pm CST

Distance from Arltunga Historical Reserve 92.88km SW

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
12.1°C	8.4°C	51%	2.3°C	1024.4hPa	0.0mm	SSE	11km/hr 6knots	13km/hr 7knots

Closest Climatic Station

Arltunga

Distance from Arltunga Historical Reserve 3.63km W

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	36.2	34.3	31.5	28.8	22.9	19.2	19.7	22.9	27.7	30.9	33.4	34.4
Mean Min. °C	22.2	21.0	18.5	13.4	7.8	3.9	3.2	5.0	10.8	14.6	18.0	20.2
Mean Rain mm	43.4	44.2	40.0	15.9	20.1	16.3	10.3	6.8	6.8	22.4	31.3	39.6