Editing Flinders Ranges (section)

==Features and attractions==
The Flinders Ranges are the largest mountain range in South Australia. It starts about {{convert|125|mi|km|order=flip|abbr=on|sigfig=2}} north of [[Adelaide city centre]].<ref name=Schultz/> The discontinuous ranges stretch for over {{convert|265|mi|km|order=flip|abbr=on|sigfig=2}} from [[Port Pirie]] to [[Lake Callabonna]].<ref name=Schultz/><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mountaindesigns.com/blog/destinations/the-peaks-of-the-flinders-ranges|title=The Peaks of the Flinders Ranges|website=www.mountaindesigns.com|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref>

Its most characteristic landmark is [[Wilpena Pound|Wilpena Pound / Ikara]], a large, [[sickle]]-shaped, natural [[amphitheatre]] that covers {{convert|31|sqmi|km2|order=flip|abbr=on}},<ref name=Schultz/> and contains the range's highest peak, [[St Mary Peak]] ({{convert|3842|ft|m|abbr=on|order=flip}},<ref name=EB/>) which adjoins the [[Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park]].<ref name=":0"/>

The southern ranges are notable for the [[Pichi Richi Railway|Pichi Richi]] heritage steam and diesel railway and [[Mount Remarkable National Park]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web| url=http://guides.slsa.sa.gov.au/Aboriginal_peopleSA/Adnyamathanha| title=LibGuides: Aboriginal people of South Australia: Adnyamathanha people| last=Russell| first=Suzy|website=[[State Library of South Australia]] |language=en|access-date=2017-06-27}}</ref>

The [[Heysen Trail]] and [[Mawson Trail]] run for several hundred kilometres along the ranges, providing scenic long distance routes for walkers, cyclists and horse-riders.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://southaustralia.com/products/flinders-ranges/attraction/ikara-flinders-ranges-national-park|title=Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park| website=South Australia |language=en|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref>

===Protected areas===
Several small areas in the ranges have the [[protected area]] status. These include the Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park near Wilpena Pound/Ikara, the Mount Remarkable National Park in the south near [[Melrose, South Australia|Melrose]], the [[Arkaroola Protection Area]] in the north, [[The Dutchmans Stern Conservation Park]] west of [[Quorn, South Australia|Quorn]], and the [[Mount Brown Conservation Park]] south of Quorn.