Rawnsley Bluff
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Rawnsley Bluff (formerly Rawnsley's Bluff) is a geological feature in the Australian state of South Australia located within locality of Flinders Ranges and within the boundaries of the Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park.[1]
Rawnsley Bluff | |
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Annotated view of Rawnsley's Bluff from space | |
  Rawnsley Bluff Location within South Australia  Rawnsley Bluff Location within Australia | |
| Coordinates: 31°37′24″S 138°36′37″E[1] | |
| Location | Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia |
| Range | Flinders Ranges |
| Part of | Wilpena Pound |
| Elevation | 943 m (3,094 ft) |
It is a bluff forming part of Wilpena Pound, situated to the south of St Mary Peak (St Mary Peak is the tallest in the Flinders Ranges at 3,825 feet (1,166 meters)).[2] Rawnsley's Bluff connects the eastern and western mountain ranges of the pound.[2]
The Adelaide Scotch College Cadet Unit used the bluff for training each year until the unit was disbanded in the early 1970s.[3] Training included flights with helicopters, infantry training, and practice with infantry weapons such as mortars.[3] The unit was recognized for offering outdoor adventures to the student body.[3]
In the 1890s, a trigonometrical station, on the Rawnsley's Bluff to support surveying in South Australia.[4]
