Located 600 kilometres north of Adelaide in the ruggedly spectacular northern Flinders Ranges, this 610 square-kilometre award-winning Wilderness Sanctuary was founded by the Sprigg family in 1968 and continues to operate to this day with a strong emphasis on science, education and conservation. Enable today's custodians, to preserve this priceless and unique wilderness and its inhabitants into the future. Cradled by ancient mountain ranges on the edge of the desert, Wilpena Pound is the crowning jewel of the Flinders Ranges. The geological grandeur forged over more than 540 million years. Ancient gorges invite exploration, beauty reveals itself at every turn.