They are located on a private farm 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Duntroon, in the Maerewhenua Valley.
[1] The Elephant Rocks are the weathered remnants of the Otekaike Limestone formation which lies above the Oligocene Kokoamu Greensand.
The rocks themselves are rounded and pockmarked from weathering, but do not specifically resemble elephant shapes.
Access is permitted via a 5-minute walk across the farmland from opposite a parking bay on the Island Cliff-Duntroon Road.
[2] The Elephant Rocks area has been used as a filming location for the first Chronicles of Narnia movie in 2005 when it was transformed into Aslan's camp.