Wilpena Pound

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Wilpena Pound / Ikara
Wilpena Pound viewed from Ngarri Mudlanha
Highest point
Peak	St Mary Peak
Elevation	1,171 m (3,842 ft)
Coordinates	31°33′32″S 138°34′26″E / 31.559°S 138.574°E / -31.559; 138.574
Geography
Wilpena Pound / Ikara Location in South Australia and Australia Show map of South Australia Wilpena Pound / Ikara Wilpena Pound / Ikara (Australia) Show map of Australia
Location	South Australia, Australia
Parent range	Flinders Ranges

Wilpena Pound ("Ikara" in the Adnyamathanha language^[1]) is a major natural amphitheatre of mountains located 429 kilometres (267 mi) north of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia in the heart of the Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park. Its fringe is accessible by a sealed road between the towns of Hawker to the south and Blinman in the northern Flinders Ranges.

It was used for grazing from the mid-nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century and for cropping in the early twentieth century. Its tourism potential was recognised in 1949.