The Granites F5203 AUSTopo 1:250,000 Map

The Granites F5203 — AUSTopo 1:250,000 Topographic Map (2025)

Goldfields, granite ranges, and the heart of the Tanami Desert—mapped with authority and continental scale

Covering The Granites and surrounding Tanami Desert region of Central Australia, this AUSTopo 1:250,000 sheet delivers a clear, authoritative regional overview of one of Australia’s most important remote mining and desert landscapes. From the granite uplands and goldfields to vast sandplains, claypans, and the Tanami Road network, it provides essential big-picture context for exploration, land management, and serious outback operations.

At 1:250,000 scale (1 cm = 2.5 km), this is the largest scale at which published topographic maps cover the entire Australian continent—ideal for regional planning, mining and environmental management, emergency coordination, and professional field use.

🧭 Why this map stands out

• Updated mapping (2025) — aligned to modern Australian datums for confident, current use

• True goldfield-to-desert perspective — uplands, plains, and access routes shown in one coherent view

• Professional-grade cartography — relied on by emergency services, geologists, and land managers

• Dual coordinate systems — seamless transition between office planning and field navigation

• Printed in Australia — precision output, locally finished and quality-checked

🗺️ What you’ll see

• Contours and spot elevations across granite ranges and surrounding plains

• Creeks, claypans, and arid hydrology

• Mining leases, roads, station tracks, and airstrips

• Vegetation patterns and administrative / land-use boundaries

• Clear grid overlays for accurate positioning and large-area planning

📐 Map details at a glance

• Scale: 1:250,000

• Series: AUSTopo — Australian Digital Topographic Map Series

• Coverage: The Granites F5203

• Map currency: 2025

• Coordinates: Geographical & MGA

• Datum: GDA2020, AHD

• Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM)

• Sheet size: 800 mm (W) × 500 mm (H)

🎨 Field-ready print options

All finishes are printed in Australia using high-resolution colour for crisp linework and dependable legibility.

• 📄 Paper (standard) — ideal for planning tables, offices, classrooms, or framed regional reference.

• 💧 DuPont™ Tyvek® (waterproof & tear-proof) — foldable, lightweight, and exceptionally durable for harsh desert and mining environments.

• 🔒 Laminated (write-on / wipe-off) — true encapsulation; annotate leases, haul routes, or survey areas with whiteboard markers or apply map dots, then wipe clean.

🎯 Who it’s for

• Emergency services & remote-area coordinators

• Mining, geological & environmental managers

• Engineers and infrastructure planners

• Educators, students & researchers

• Tanami Desert and Central Australian expedition planners

🇦🇺 Our commitment

Every AUSTopo map we supply is printed and finished in Australia, colour-managed for accuracy, hand-checked, and packed with care—so it arrives ready for real-world use.

Plan, brief, and operate across The Granites region with confidence. Choose your finish and add this essential 2025 AUSTopo map to your kit today.