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Mount Giles - NT

Mountain,Peak,Hill,Rocks

Position

DEG: -14.07501 131.94664

DMS: 14º 04' 30.04" S 131º 56' 47.9" E

UTM: 52 L 8441987mN 818231mE

Altitude: 238.88m

Place Type

Geography - Mountain,Peak,Hill,Rocks

Location

215.64kms SouthEast of Darwin

Address & Contact

Edith NT 0822

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Information

Mt Giles is about 650 m above the floor of Ormiston Pound and makes a worthwhile cross country walk (2-3 days return) from Ormiston Gorge. Experienced walkers say that watching this timeless landscape unfold with the dawn from the summit is an unforgettable experience.Mt Giles was named after one of Australia's greater explorers - Ernest Giles (1835 - 97) who led several expeditions between the Overland Telegraph Line near Alice Springs and the west coast during the 1870s.

PlaceID	25984

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Tindal at 02/12:00am CST

Distance from Mount Giles 68.42km SE

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
24.4°C	26.8°C	81%	20.9°C	1012.4hPa	0.0mm	SE	9km/hr 5knots	9km/hr 5knots

Closest Climatic Station

Pine Creek Council

Distance from Mount Giles 30.48km NW

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	32.9	32.5	33.2	33.7	31.9	29.8	30.6	32.3	35.5	37.0	36.5	34.6
Mean Min. °C	23.9	23.8	23.4	22.1	19.5	16.7	16.5	17.7	21.6	23.8	24.3	24.2
Mean Rain mm	351.9	386.1	263.5	92.7	10.5	0.4	0.1	2.9	9.2	39.6	107.7	289.0