It is managed by The Trustees of Reservations, a non-profit conservation organization, and is notable for its scenic views over the rural landscape of Tyringham Valley from rocky ledges and open fields.

Cobble is derived from the German word kobel or koble, usually applied to small, rocky, rounded and exposed hills.

Specimens from Clark's research are now part of the stone work above the fireplace of the Tyringham Public Library and the Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

In the early 19th century Cobble Hill was largely cleared of forests to make room for agriculture and pasture by Shaker settlers.

[2] The property remained in agricultural use after the Shakers had departed, until the 1930s when Olivia Cutting James and a group of friends purchased parcels on the hill and surrounding pastures to protect it from development, partly in response to a proposed ski area.