Gawler Ranges

Gawler Ranges
Columnar jointing in rhyolite at the "Organ Pipes" waterfall in the ranges
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Highest point
PeakNukey Bluff
Elevation465 m (1,526 ft)
Geography
CountryAustralia
StateSouth Australia
RegionEyre Peninsula
Range coordinates32°32′S 135°22′E / 32.533°S 135.367°E / -32.533; 135.367
Geology
Age of rockMesoproterozoic
Type of rockFelsic Volcanics

The Gawler Ranges are a range of stoney hills in South Australia to the north of Eyre Peninsula. The Eyre Highway skirts the south of the ranges. The Gawler Ranges National Park is in the ranges north of Kimba and Wudinna. The ranges are covered by the Gawler Ranges Native Title Claim.