Mount Conner, Northern Territory: The rock tourists think is Uluru
Local guide Stanley outside Cave Hill, one of the most significant rock art sites in Central Australia. Photo: SEIT Australia Apparently it is mainly visitors driving up from Alice Springs who spot the mysterious Mount Conner, which appears on the horizon at some point during the long drive. After a surge of excitement and a flurry of photos, it eventually dawns on most of them that this rock actually looks quite different from Uluru's famous silhouette. Enchanted by the idea of another big rock hiding out in the desert, I'm keen to see Mount Conner for myself. There is, however, a h...