Prospect Hill
Kangaroo Island, Australia
December 6, 2023
We had been driving all around Kangaroo Island, passing the sign for Prospect Hill, multiple times. We finally decided to go ahead and make the stop and see what it was all about. As it turns out, it’s the highest point on Kangaroo Island which surprised me given the cliff drops at both the lighthouses we visited. It also had the MOST stairs I have had to climb…602 up and 602 back down. Phew!
The hill was named Prospect Hill when Matthew Flinders was exploring southern Australia in 1802, he rowed to the end of Pelican Lagoon and walked to the top of the hill to view more of the island. The view was pretty nice and we even saw a rather large Western Grey Kangaroo munching on the field below us.
