Mount Augustus, Western Australia - Wikipedia Mount Augustus, Western Australia Mount Augustus Mount Augustus ( Burringurrah ) is located in the Mount Augustus National Park in Western Australia. The name is also given to the neighbouring pastoral lease, Mount Augustus Station. The local Wadjari people call it Burringurrah, after a Dreamtime figure, a young boy, who was speared and turned into a rock. It is a prominent inselberg that stands 1,106 metres ( 3,629 ft ) above sea level, or approximately 860 metres ( 2,820 ft ) above the surrounding plain, and covers an area of 4,795 hectares ( 18.51 sq mi ). It has a central ridge which is almost 8 kilometres ( 5.0 mi ) long. Contents 1 Monolith - monocline distinction 2 1894 gold rush 3 Flora and fauna 4 Walking tracks 5 See also 6 Notes Monolith - monocline distinction Mount Augustus is widely claimed in tourist promotional and information literature as the `` world 's largest monolith '', but the claim does not originate from the geological literature, nor is substantiated by any other scholarly research. Mt. Augustus is more than twice the size of Uluru. Unlike Uluru, which is a monolith and, in general, devoid of plant growth, Mt. Augustus is a monocline ( an asymmetrical anticline ). According to the Geological Survey of Western Australia, Mount Augustus is an asymmetrical anticline ( rock layers that have been folded into an arch - like structure ) which is steeper on its north - eastern side than the south - west. The rocks consist of sand and gravel that were deposited by an ancient, south - easterly flowing river system that drained the region about 1,600 million years ago. This river system flowed over a faulted and eroded surface of 1,800 -- 1,620 million - - year - old granitic and metamorphic rocks. The river deposits consolidated to form sandstone and conglomerate, and were then buried beneath younger marine sediments, which were laid down when shallow seas covered the region between 1,600 -- 1,070 million years ago. The rocks were buckled into their present - day structure about 900 million years ago when movement along faults in the underlying granitic and metamorphic rocks caused localised, strong, north - east directed compression. The marine sedimentary rocks that overlay the sandstone and conglomerate have since been eroded from Mount Augustus, but now form the hills around Cobra and Mount Augustus homesteads. Erosion has also removed sandstone and conglomerate from the north - western end of Mount Augustus to expose the underlying granitic rocks at The Pound. 1894 gold rush There was a gold rush in the 1890s due to local geology. Flora and fauna Wattles, cassias and eremophilas dominate the plant life and the animal life include emus, red kangaroos, goannas, euros and birds of prey. There is over 100 species of birds on and around Mount Augustus. Walking tracks The climb to the summit can take up to 5 hours ( return ) and there are two trails ( one class 4 and the other a class 5 ) to get there. There are a number of walking tracks to explore. See also Gill Pinnacle Notes Jump up ^ https://parks.dpaw.wa.gov.au/park/mount-augustus Jump up ^ Bourman, Robert P. ; Ollier, Cliff D. ; Buckman, Solomon ( 2010 ). `` Mount Augustus Geology and Geomorphology ''. Geographical Research. 48 : 111 -- 122. doi : 10.1111 / j. 1745 - 5871.2009. 00608. x. Jump up ^ http://www.mtaugustustouristpark.com/general-information.html Jump up ^ Tassell, Dave ( 1978 ), `` Augustus : ancient giant of the west '', Australian Outdoors. Yearbook ( 1978 ) : 114 -- 117, retrieved 11 January 2014 Jump up ^ Bourman, Robert P ; Ollier, Cliff ; Buckman, Solomon, Dr ( 2010 - 01 - 01 ), Mount Augustus geology and geomorphology, Research Online, retrieved 11 January 2014 CS1 maint : Multiple names : authors list ( link ) - notably in the abstract : Mount Augustus has often been compared with Ayers Rock, and unwarranted claims have been made that it is the biggest rock in the world and the world 's biggest monolith. and Other rock types present on Mount Augustus include metamorphic and igneous rocks, which preclude it from being termed a monolith. see abstract - ( 1 ) Jump up ^ http://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/austn-rocks-and-mountains Jump up ^ http://www.dec.wa.gov.au/publications/2/doc_download/5346-mt-augustus-np-brochure.html Jump up ^ `` THE DISCOVERY AT MOUNT AUGUSTUS. ''. Western Mail ( Perth, WA : 1885 - 1954 ). Perth, WA : National Library of Australia. 3 February 1894. p. 20. Retrieved 11 January 2014. Jump up ^ `` WEST AUSTRALIAN GOLDFIELDS. ''. Newcastle Morning Herald & Miners ' Advocate ( NSW : 1876 - 1954 ). NSW : National Library of Australia. 18 May 1894. p. 5. Retrieved 11 January 2014. Jump up ^ `` THE WEST AUSTRALIAN FIELDS. ''. Freeman 's Journal ( Sydney, NSW : 1850 - 1932 ). Sydney, NSW : National Library of Australia. 6 January 1894. p. 20. Retrieved 11 January 2014. Jump up ^ https://parks.dpaw.wa.gov.au/park/mount-augustus Jump up ^ http://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/austn-rocks-and-mountains Jump up ^ Western Australia. Dept. of Environment and Conservation ( 2009 ), Mount Augustus National Park ( Burringurrah ) : information and walk trail guide, Dept. of Environment & Conservation, retrieved 11 January 2014 Coordinates : 24 ° 19 ′ 30 '' S 116 ° 50 ′ 30 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 24.3250 ° S 116.8417 ° E ﻿ / - 24.3250 ; 116.8417 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mount_Augustus,_Western_Australia&oldid=770117654 '' Categories : Gascoyne Inselbergs of Western Australia Hidden categories : CS1 maint : Multiple names : authors list Use Australian English from January 2014 All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English Use dmy dates from January 2014 Coordinates on Wikidata Talk Contents About Wikipedia Čeština Dansk Deutsch Français Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Русский Slovenčina தமிழ் Türkçe 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 13 March 2017, at 14 : 48. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. 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Question: where is the biggest rock in the world
Answer: Mount Augustus