Mount Zeil/Urlatherrke

If it weren’t for the fact that Mt Zeil/Urlatherrke is the Northern Territory’s highest peak (1,531m), I doubt it would ever make anyone’s peak-bagging bucket list. And even being one of Australia’s State 8 (the highest peak in each Australian State/Territory), there are still only a handful of hikers who manage to climb its summit each year. As a footnote, Mt Zeil was the last of my own State 8 summits and—as you’ll read—one of the toughest of the eight mountains I’ve climbed.

Located at the western edge of the West MacDonnell Ranges, Zeil’s summit offers fantastic views toward the more-famous Mount Sonder (1,380m)