Central Mount Stuart Historical Reserve

Central Mount Stuart Historical Reserve is a small protected reserve in the Central Desert Region of the Northern Territory, about 150 km north of Alice Springs on the Stuart Highway. It preserves Central Mount Stuart, named by explorer John McDouall Stuart on 22 April 1860 and long regarded as the geographical centre of Australia. The reserve is notable for its historic cairn, commemorative plaque and centre-of-Australia monument.

Visitors can expect a remote desert stop on the Stuart Highway with a short unsealed access track leading to a car park and interpretive signs. A short walk and scramble leads to a stone cairn and plaque on the summit of Central Mount Stuart marking the claimed centre of Australia. The setting is arid spinifex plains with scattered rocky outcrops, offering panoramic views of the surrounding desert landscape. There are no shops or staffed facilities.