Smaller than Gosses Bluff, Wolfe Creek crater is located south of Halls Creek along the Tanami Road in flat and arid country. The access road travels through Carranya Station and is unsealed and corrugated. Hearing the name Wolfe Creek can conjure up some anxiety from the 2005 movie Wolf Creek. In reality this is an excellent sightseeing location shaped from a large meteorite impact akin to an atomic bomb sized blast 300,000 years ago. This is the second largest meteorite crater on Earth. The ridge of the crater stands about 35 metres above the surrounding flat sand plain. The outer edges slope at a gradual 15 degrees, but the much steeper inner walls fall away at about a 50 degree angle. A short 200m walking trail winds to the crater rim for some incredible photography oppurtunities.
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