We visit a big hill - understatement for 'large monolith'
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (358414)
Rockingham, Australia
July 5, 2025 8:16pm CST
One of the great things about travelling is what you come across that you’re not expecting. While on our travels last week, we realised we were close to what is touted to be the third largest monolith in Australia. It depends a bit on how you measure such things but Kokerbin Hill is certainly a very large rock.
It is not far from the quaintly-named Kwolyn, which we’d never heard of before. Kokerbin Hill covers 9 hectares and has interesting rock formations, such as the devil’s marbles, and caves. It is 122m high. On the western side is a deep well which has been beautifully rock-lined.
It isn’t nearly as impressive as Uluru but we still enjoyed visiting the area and walking around the base. Black-flanked rock-wallabies can be seen here but none wanted to show themselves to us. Mount Augustus is also in Western Australia and generally recognised as the second largest monolith.
The collage shows the rock from a distance then views from around the rock itself.
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@DaddyEvil (153226)
• United States
6 Jul
It looks very interesting. I would have enjoyed seeing the rock-wallabies there. I would have been tempted to go into some of the caves we can see in the rocks. (I like seeing caves but won't go into them very far unless there are guides. I get claustrophobic in tight spaces.)
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@DaddyEvil (153226)
• United States
6 Jul
@JudyEv You and me both... I hold onto things just climbing up and down steps and won't even do that if there's an elevator or escalator available. I'm not steady on my feet like I used to be.
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@JudyEv (358414)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Jul
@DaddyEvil It's getting to the stage where I'm battling to get up steps if they're too steep. I really need to do more exercises.
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@ptrikha_2 (48193)
• India
6 Jul
Places like this are not very frequented and make for good tourist spots.
I have seen some videos of similar places in India but of course, the structures that you have shown would have their unique characteristics and history.
These could have been historical living places of Pre Historic Men and even nomadic and forest based groups thousand of years ago.
Does the State or Country Government provide any tourist information or guide there?
I think if such a facility can be made, such places can attract many people from Australia and even visitors to come and see such places.
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@ptrikha_2 (48193)
• India
9 Jul
@JudyEv
Then some of these places would be part of folklore or even ghostly tales perhaps?
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@ptrikha_2 (48193)
• India
10 Jul
@JudyEv
That means that this area has largely remained uninhabited since a long long time?
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@Ineeddentures (10431)
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6 Jul
I ain't ever seen anything like that in Scotland the Bravia
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@Ineeddentures (10431)
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6 Jul
@JudyEv
You should,
You could post about it here too and it would help add to your great wealth
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@JudyEv (358414)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Jul
If we were a bit younger we might have climbed to the top but it was pretty nice walking round the base.
@FourWalls (76680)
• United States
6 Jul
I love those formations! It looks a little like Joshua Tree in California. So beautiful!!
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@JudyEv (358414)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Jul
In many of these places, once you get a couple hundred kms from the city, you can be the only one at some of these places,, which I always like. The only other people we saw were the ones who were at the tiny bank when we were there.
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@LindaOHio (194499)
• United States
6 Jul
That's an interesting looking formation.
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@LindaOHio (194499)
• United States
6 Jul
@JudyEv I always like seeing animals on a trip. We saw so many in northern California -- otters, whales, elk.
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