The Black Mountain

The black mountain can be found in the kakajaka national park, a 781 hectar projected area about 16 miles south of the region capital, cooktown. It is comprised of a huge collection of granite boulders, some of which measure up to 20 feet in length and towers over 900 feet above the ancient forest that surrounds it. People have long told of seeing strange creatures near the site, witnessing unexplainable sources of light emanating from the rocky landscape,. Many who have ventured out to investigate have never been seen again. When cooling rains fall on theblack mountain, the rocks have been known to erupt an violent explosions from the sudden in temperature. This adds to the mythos behind