What is Gill Pinnacle?
Q: What is Gill Pinnacle?
A: Gill Pinnacle is an inselberg in the far east of Western Australia, on the Ngaanyatjarra Lands, which is part of the Petermann Ranges.
Q: What is the shape of Gill Pinnacle?
A: Gill Pinnacle consists of a dome-shaped hill, surrounded by dense shrub, and its top is bare rock.
Q: How has Gill Pinnacle been useful as a landmark?
A: Gill Pinnacle has been useful as a landmark because it marks the location of one of the area's most reliable freshwater rockholes, Gordon's Springs.
Q: Where is Gordon's Springs located in relation to Gill Pinnacle?
A: Gordon's Springs is located a few hundred meters to the north of Gill Pinnacle.
Q: What is the area called in Pitjantjatjara and Ngaanyatjarra?
A: The area is called Kutjuntari (also spelled Kudjuntari or Kutjurntari) in Pitjantjatjara and Ngaanyatjarra.
Q: When were the first Europeans to visit the area of Gill Pinnacle?
A: The first Europeans to visit the area of Gill Pinnacle were the explorers Ernest Giles and W. H. Tietkens in 1874.
Q: Who named Gill Pinnacle and Gordon's Springs?
A: Giles named Gill Pinnacle after his brother-in-law and Gordon's Springs after his nephew.
