[3][4] A trail with information panels runs from the parking lots to the site where smoke emanates from the ground.

Their explanation of the origin of the burning mountain was that one day, a tribesman was lighting a fire on the mountainside when he was carried off deep into the earth by The Evil One.

[6] European explorers and settlers to the area believed the smoke, coming from the ground, was volcanic in origin.

[5] The fire is generally moving in a southerly direction at a rate of about 1 m (3 ft) per year.

The combustion has caused soil discolouration and an uneven ground surface in the area.