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The King Leopold Ranges are a range of hills in the western Kimberley region of Western Australia. The range was named on 6 June 1879 by the explorer Alexander Forrest, during an expedition in the Kimberley area, after King Leopold II of Belgium, "for the great interest taken by His Majesty in exploration".^[1]

Crossed by the Gibb River Road about {{convert|134|km|mi|0}} east of Derby, part of the ranges are covered by the {{convert|3921|km2|sqmi|0}} King Leopold Ranges Conservation Park, managed by the Department of Parks and Wildlife. The ranges separate the main Kimberley plateau from the southern Fitzroy plains and consist of quartz sandstone intruded by dolerite.

The ranges are shaped like a crescent with a length of {{convert|567|km|mi|0}} running from the northern end of the Durack Range in the East to east of Secure Bay in the West Kimberley. The range is estimated to cover a total area of {{convert|30794|km2|sqmi|0}}.^[2]

The ranges, which have an average height {{convert|600|m|ft|0}}, were named by Alexander Forrest in 1879 after King Leopold II of Belgium. The highest point of the range is found at Mount Wells which is {{convert|983|m|ft|0}} above mean sea level.^[3]

The next two highest peaks are Mount Ord at {{convert|936|m|ft|0}} and Mount Broome at {{convert|927|m|ft|0}}.

Nearby features include Mount Hart, Bell Gorge, Silent Grove and Lennard Gorge as well as the Napier Range and Queen Victoria's Head granite outcrop. Fitzroy Bluff is formed where the Fitzroy River carves through the range. Camping is permitted at Mount Hart Station, Bell Creek or at Silent Grove.

The traditional owners of the area are the Ngarinjin, Konejandi and Bunaba peoples.^[4]

Cattle were first overlanded across the range in 1903. Leaving from Fitzroy Crossing and used to stock Mount Barnett Station, the trip took over six weeks to complete.^[5]

The ranges will be renamed to Wilinggin Ranges and along with the currently name King Leopold Conservation park will form part of the Wilinggin National Park^[6]

Physiography

The ranges are a distinct physiographic section of the larger Kimberley Block province, which in turn is part of the larger West Australian Shield division.

Ranges

The King Leopold Range is made up of many smaller ranges including; Lady Forrest Range,^[7] Isdell Range,^[8]^[9] Narrie Range,^[10] Sir John Range,^[11] Precipice Range^[12] and Durack Range.^[13]^[14]

References

1. ^{{cite news | first = Alexander | last = Forrest | title = From the De Grey to Port Darwin: Journal of Exploration | date = 8 Feb 1880 | url = http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2982557 | work = The West Australian | page = 1S | accessdate = 19 Aug 2013}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://maps.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&cmd=sp&p=284288&st=&s=King%20Leopold%20Range|title=Bonzle Digital Atlas - Map of King Leopold Ranges|year=2009|accessdate=2009-03-11}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.landgate.wa.gov.au/docvault.nsf/web/MR_LG_King_Leopold_renaming_statement_200807/$FILE/MR_LG_King_Leopold_renaming_statement_200807.pdf |title=Landgate Media Release - Proposal to rename King Leopold Ranges |year=2008 |accessdate=2009-03-12 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090924093525/https://www.landgate.wa.gov.au/docvault.nsf/web/MR_LG_King_Leopold_renaming_statement_200807/%24FILE/MR_LG_King_Leopold_renaming_statement_200807.pdf |archivedate=24 September 2009 |df= }}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ausanthrop.net/resources/ausanthrop_db/detail.php?id_search=464|title=AusAnthrop Australian Aboriginal tribal database|year=2005|accessdate=2009-03-11}}
5. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article83764190 |title=Veteran Is Survivor of Historic Overland Drive. |newspaper=The Daily News |location=Perth, Western Australia |date=8 February 1949 |accessdate=29 November 2014 |page=7|publisher=National Library of Australia}}
6. ^{{cite news|last1=Acott|first1=Kent|title=National park name move to topple king|url=https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/national-park-name-move-to-topple-king-ng-b88368283z|accessdate=31 January 2017|work=The West Australian|date=29 January 2017|language=en-AU}}
7. ^From Geosciences Australia - Latitude: 17°25'34"S [Decimal Degrees -17.42611°] Longitude: 125°52'49.1"E [Decimal Degrees 125.8803°]
8. ^{{Citation | author1=Australia. Division of National Mapping | title=Isdell | publication-date=1973 | publisher=Canberra Division of National Mapping | edition=Edition 1 | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/36399118 | accessdate=15 March 2015 }}
9. ^Latitude: 17°03'13"S [Decimal Degrees -17.05361°]Longitude: 125°21'29.2"E [Decimal Degrees 125.3581°]
10. ^Latitude: 17°30'35"S [Decimal Degrees -17.50972°] Longitude: 126°25'19.9"E [Decimal Degrees 126.4222°]
11. ^Latitude: 17°35'22"S [Decimal Degrees -17.58944°]Longitude: 126°10'59.2"E [Decimal Degrees 126.1831°]
12. ^Latitude: 17°16'02"S [Decimal Degrees -17.26722°]Longitude: 125°36'19.1"E [Decimal Degrees 125.6053°]
13. ^{{Citation | author1=Mountford, Charles P. (Charles Pearcy) | title=A carved human figure from the Durack Ranges, Northwestern Australia | publication-date=1954 | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/192615840 | accessdate=15 March 2015 }}
14. ^Latitude: 16°47'31"S [Decimal Degrees -16.79194°] Longitude: 127°41'44.2"E [Decimal Degrees 127.6956°]