Ball's Pyramid
A 562-meter volcanic spire rising from the sea about 23 km southeast of Lord Howe Island. It is the tallest sea stack in the world and the last refuge of the “tree lobster,” a stick insect.
Ball’s Pyramid is the remnant of a volcano that formed about 6.4 million years ago. It rises 562 meters straight out of the sea and is considered the tallest volcanic sea stack in the world. In 2001, scientists rediscovered the Lord Howe Island stick insect, commonly called the “tree lobster,” on its cliffs; it had been thought extinct. Ordinary visitors cannot land on the island. You can join a boat tour of about 3 to 4 hours that circles the pyramid, or join a diving trip to swim with Galápagos sharks and sea turtles in the surrounding waters. Tours are cancelled when sea conditions are poor.
Opening hours
Departures follow boat and diving tour schedules
Nearby sights
- Mount Gower
- Goat House Cave
- Mount Lidgbird
- Mutton Bird Point
- Intermediate Hill Lookout
- Erscott's Hole
- Blinky Beach
- Lord Howe Lagoon