Rock and Pillar Range

Many rock tors that are each tall are dotted across the summit plateau, Other named peaks include Museum Rock at (locally also called Stonehenge, although this name is also used on the other side of the range near Paerau) and McPhee's Rock at . == Fauna and flora ==

The nationally endangered Burgan Skink is endemic to the Rock and Pillar range. An invertebrate survey at one shrubland location in 2001 showed that 90% of the species found are endemic to New Zealand. The Rock and Pillar Range is also an area of narrow-range endemism for New Zealand endemic moths. The moth species Ichneutica schistella can only be found in this area. The Rock and Pillar Range has a similar alpine vegetation to other mountain ranges in Central Otago, such as the Old Man Range. It also harbours other species with narrow geographic ranges such as Myosotis umbrosa and the flightless chafer beetle Prodontria montis, which are only known from the Rock and Pillar Range and the nearby Lammerlaw Range. == References ==