[3] The island is contained within the Southwest National Park, part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site.

[2] The island is part of the Hibbs Pyramid Group, lying close to the central western coast of Tasmania.

[4] The nearest major centre is Strahan, located approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) to the north.

In early stages of the exploration of the region, the Pyramid Rock was considered a good sheltering location for coastal shipping offloading materials.

[4] In 2003 there was a mass stranding of 110 long-finned pilot whales and twenty bottle-nosed dolphins at Hibbs Pyramid.