Tnorala (Gosse Bluff) Conservation Reserve

Tnorala (Gosse Bluff) Conservation Reserve is a protected area in the MacDonnell Region of the Northern Territory, about 175 kilometres west of Alice Springs. It preserves a 5-kilometre-wide meteorite impact crater formed about 142.5 million years ago, with a prominent central uplift and crater rim rising above the surrounding plain. The reserve is jointly managed and is significant for its geology, desert landscape and cultural importance to Western Arrernte people.

Visitors can expect a remote desert landscape dominated by the circular crater rim and central rocky range rising about 150 metres above the plain. Access is via an unsealed 4WD access road to a car park and information shelter. A short walking track leads to a viewpoint of the crater. There are no shops or water. The site offers open views, interpretive signage about geology and Aboriginal culture, and a quiet, arid environment typical of the West MacDonnell Ranges.