There are thousands of weathered limestone pillars in the Pinnacles Desert, varying greatly in height and size. Some are extremely low but some are up to 3.5 meters higher than the surface of the desert. The stone pillars are scattered over a 190-hectare region of golden sand desert at a height of 60 meters above sea level, producing a striking and rare landscape. The main material for these limestone pillars came from shells from an earlier era when the place was still submerged in the ocean. As the sea water recedes, the influence of rain and wind, over time, formed limestone structures. However, up to now, there are still many hypotheses as well as arguments about how limestone pillars here were formed. In addition to scientific hypotheses, indigenous legends also relate to the formation of The Pinnacles. This area is inhabited by the Yued people - one of the 14 Noongar groups that have been residing in the South West of Western Australia for thousands of generations. The Yued people believe that limestone pillars at The Pinnacles are the remains of young men who were sunk into the sand dunes. The village elders banned these young men from going into the desert area but they disobeyed. As a result, they were buried in sand and today's stone pillars were their fingers rising from the sand. Please abide by the rules when visiting here, such as not climbing, standing, or sitting on the stone formations ---- Source: Phuong Viet Tran Translation by Celina Jade