Mount Palmer is a mountain with an elevation of in the southern part of the
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an states and territories of Australia, Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory ...
of Australia. It is part of the
Central Desert Region and was named by the explorer
Ernest Giles
William Ernest Powell Giles (20 July 1835 – 13 November 1897), best known as Ernest Giles, was an Australian explorer who led five major expeditions to parts of South Australia and Western Australia.
Early life
Ernest Giles was born in Bris ...
.
Mount Palmer is part of the Central
Harts Range
Harts Range is a town in the Northern Territory of Australia located on the Plenty Highway by road northeast of Alice Springs.
Most of its population are of Aboriginal descent, residing in the nearby community of Atitjere. Since 1947, each ye ...
, and is known for being the site of
mica
Micas ( ) are a group of silicate minerals whose outstanding physical characteristic is that individual mica crystals can easily be split into extremely thin elastic plates. This characteristic is described as perfect basal cleavage. Mica is ...
mining in the past.
Nearby settlements include
Hart Range.
See also
*
List of mountains of the Northern Territory
References
Palmer
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