User:Tramien/Noble Rock

Noble Rock is a large rock formation to the north-west on the outskirts of Sunrise. It is located between two small rivers: Taura and Ruun.

Noble Rock is 60 meters (~200 feet) high. At the beginning it was called Good Hope Rock, but later name was changed to Noble Rock in honor of Arthur Noble. On the western edge of the rock there is a cave, that goes through the rock. From the side of Taura river it is hidden by a waterfall, which is located directly in front of it. In 1967 Chuck Lewis wanted to gouge a portrait of Arthur Noble in the rock. Unfortunately when the job was almost completed rock verged to collapse. In 1969 biologists found out that on the top of the rock can be found very rare species of orchid, therefore the rock and a small area around it became a nature reserve.