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Rainbow Valley Conservation Reserve Information
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Rainbow Valley Conservation Reserve Information
Marvel at an ancient landscape as you explore the spectacular Rainbow Valley Conservation Reserve, 100 kilometres south of Alice Springs via the Stuart Highway. The main feature of the Rainbow Valley area is the scenic sandstone bluffs and cliffs. These free standing cliffs form part of the James Range, and are particularly attractive in the early morning and late afternoon when the rainbow-like rock bands are highlighted. The coloured rock bands in the sandstone cliffs were caused by water. In earlier, wetter times, the red iron of the sandstone layers dissolved, and was drawn to the surface during the dry season. The red minerals formed a dark iron rich surface layer with the leached white layers below. This dark red capping is hard, and weathers slowly, whereas the softer white sandstone below weathers quickly into loose sand. Weathering and erosion are also responsible for the valley shape, where sandstone blocks have been eroded into rock faces and squared towers.
Access is for four wheel drive vehicles only, due to sandy nature of the track.
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