Henbury Meteorites Conservation Reserve Henbury Meteorites Conservation or late afternoon will be rewarded Reserve contains twelve craters by scenery in which the sun most Safety and Comfort which were formed when a meteor clearly defines the craters. • Observe park safety signs. hit the earth’s surface 4,700 • Carry and drink plenty of water. years ago. The Henbury Meteor, What to do • Wear a shady hat, sunscreen, Picnic - Wood barbecues, insect repellent, suitable weighing several tonnes and shaded picnic tables and clothing and footwear. accelerating to over 40,000 km per a pit toilet are available. There • Avoid strenuous activity during hour, disintegrated before impact, is no drinking water in the area. the heat of the day. Fact Sheet and the fragments formed the Firewood should be collected • Consider your health and fitness twelve craters. when choosing a walk. before entering the Reserve. The scattered fragments of the Please Remember Walking - There is a self Henbury Meteorite are extremely • Keep to designated roads and guided walking track heavy since they consist mainly of tracks. around the craters. The largest of the metals iron (90%) and nickel • All historic, cultural items and the craters is 180 metres wide and (8%). Over 500 kilograms of metal wildlife are protected. 15 metres deep, while the smallest have been found on the site, the • Firewood collection is not is barely recognisable at six metres permitted in the reserve. largest over 100 kilograms. Few wide and only a few centimetres • Fires are only permitted in specimens now exist in the area. deep. Three or four of the craters designated firepits. Access can be seen very clearly and • Bins are not provided, please take your rubbish with you. The Henbury Meteorites are inspected at close range. • Pets are permitted on a leash in located 145 kilometres south- west Camping - A camping the car park only. of Alice Springs. Turn off the area with basic facilities is • Generators are not permitted. Stuart Highway onto the Ernest adjacent to the carpark. Camping Giles Road 132 kms south of fees are payable on site. Alice Springs. Travel along this Most of the meteorite fragments gravel road for eight kms, then turn have been removed from the north for five kms to the Reserve’s site. Some visitors have persisted entrance. in searching for souvenirs and The Reserve can be reached you may see evidence of their by conventional 2WD vehicle activities. Such activities are however care should be taken illegal. after heavy rains as gravel roads may become impassable. 4WD is recommended if planning to continue on the Ernest Giles Road to Watarrka National Park. When to Visit The Reserve is accessible all year round, the cooler months from April to September being the most pleasant. Photographers who can time their visit for early morning The sharp outlines of the craters have been softened over thousands of years by wind and rain to become the broad undulating mounds that you see today. Parks & Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory ASTS Ranger Station Regional Office -Arid Zone Research Institute Ph: (08) 8952 1013 South Stuart Highway ALICE SPRINGS NT 0870 PO Box 1120 ALICE SPRINGS NT 0871 www.nt.gov.au/parks Ph: (08) 8951 8250 Fax: (08) 8951 8290 Henbury Meteorites Conservation Reserve To Darwin Alice Springs Region Alice Springs Arltunga Telegraph Trephina Redbank Tjoritja / West MacDonnell Station Gorge Gorge Ormiston Yeperenye / Ruby Gap National Park Simpsons Gorge Emily & Nature Park Standley y Ochre Gap Jessie w N’Dhala 0 50 100 Ellery Crk Chasm H Tnorala Pits Gap Gorge (Gosse Bluff) Glen Big Hole Corroboree R Kilometres Conservation Helen Nam oss Rock atjira Drive John Flynn’s L Reserve a ra Hermannsburg e Grave ALICE p v y in ri a ta Drive D w h La ta g SPRINGS Palm Valley rapin i Owen H Springs Watarrka Finke Gorge Reserve National Park Rainbow Valley National Park Conservation Reserve Kings Canyon Kings Canyon Illamurta Springs Stuarts Well Resort Conservation Reserve On Park Locality Kings Creek Off Park Locality Station Giles nest Ro ad Sealed Road Er Henbury d Unsealed Road a Meteorites o 4WD Track R Conservation Reserve Park Boundary t r ua t Chambers Pillar a S j t Historical Reserve i r Uluru - Kata Tjuta u National Park L Mac Clark (Acacia peuce) Erldunda Yulara Mt Ebenezer Conservation r hway te Hig Reserve e ss Uluru Curtin La Springs To Adelaide Park Map 05250 00 Metres To Ernest Giles Road 5 km Stuart Highway 13 km Henbury Meteorites Facilities & Activities Parking Area Craters Information Toilets Camping Picnic Facilities Short Walks Bacon Wood BBQ Unsealed Road Range Walking Track Drainage Fence Craters Park Boundary A/08/2017PWCNT Fact Sheet For more information visit www.nt.gov.au/parks or contact Tourism Central Australia 1800 645 199 or (08) 8952 5800 www.discovercentralaustralia.com.