Good one Pounce; great images of a wonderful land.
re this place …
Known to the indigenous Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara people as 'Atila' and to others as Mt Conner.
It's really worth a stop-over in its own right.
Technically, visitors would need to get permission from the Severin family back at Curtin Springs (if they are still there) as it's on their cattle land.
I used to visit often during the 70s and 80s.
Near the base are white clay pans which are related to the folklore (Dreaming) of the indigenous folk.
They believe that the dried clay pans are the foot-prints of the travelling 'Ninnga Man' who, ironically, is a man of ice. (It does get surprisingly cold out there).
The area is rich in folklore and about two decades ago was revisited by the locals who performed their traditional ceremonies there in an effort
to rekindle the site and to pass on knowledge to their children. It's part of the Seven Sisters Dreaming.
On another level, it's excellent camping there (well, used to be) because there's fresh bore water and the Mesa/Tor can actually be climbed fairly easily.
When on the top (which is not flat!) one can see how the monoliths of Kata Tjuta (Olgas), Uluru (Ayers Rock) and Atila (Mt Conner) actually align.
