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Chambers Pillar Historical Reserve - NT 

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PlaceID65069
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Latitude24.86564º S 24º 51' 56.29" S
Longitude133.8197º E 133º 49' 10.76" E
Altitude0
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 Description of Chambers Pillar Historical Reserve
Chambers Pillar Historical Reserve lies 160km south of Alice Springs, along the Old South Road on a turnoff to the west of Maryvale Station. The road is unsealed and may be closed after rain. After the Maryvale turnoff, a 4WD is required to negotiate the deep sand drifts and steep jump ups.
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Climbing one of a dozen sand dunes in last few km before pilla
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Level section of track between dunes
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Eroded mesa east of campsite
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 Weather & Climate for Chambers Pillar Historical Reserve

Closest Weather Station

Alice Springs Airport at 10:00 02 Dec CST
Distance from Chambers Pillar Historical Reserve 119.17km N
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
34.9°C 29.1°C 12% 2.1°C 1012.3hPa 0.0mm N 22km/h
12knots		 32km/h
17knots

Closest Climatic Station

Alice Springs Airport
Distance from Chambers Pillar Historical Reserve 119.17km N
 JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C 36.335.132.728.2 23.019.919.622.6 27.130.933.735.4
Mean Min. °C 21.420.817.512.6 8.35.14.06.0 10.214.817.920.2
Mean Rain mm 38.042.331.916.8 19.414.414.79.5 8.321.926.737.5

 Treks passing Chambers Pillar Historical Reserve
Chambers Pillar Chambers Pillar
Chambers Pillar is a natural sandstone formation used by our famous early explorers as a navigational point. You can still read their signatures and inscriptions carved into the rock. It is also a beautiful photographic subject in a remote 4WD area. [Feature Story]

 Places within 5km of Chambers Pillar Historical Reserve
Chambers Pillar [0.63km]  RatingRatingRatingRatingRating
Camp Free 
The best photos of Chambers Pillar are taken at either sunset or sunrise. Experiment with angles and remember that photos with the pink and blue sky are taken by facing east rather than west into the setting sun.
Castle Rock [1.31km]  
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Chambers Pillar [0.63km]
Castle Rock [1.31km]

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