The Humps
{{Short description|Granite rock formation in Western Australia}}
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| location = Shire of Kondinin, Wheatbelt, Western Australia
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|text=The Humps are situated approximately {{convert|295|km}} east of Perth
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The Humps is a granite rock formation known as a "stepped bornhardt inselberg".{{cite journal
|last1=Twidale |first1=C R
|last2=Bourne |first2=J A
|date=September 2004
|title={{title case|Notes on the geomorphology of The Humps, near Hyden, Western Australia}}
|url=https://www.rswa.org.au/publications/Journal/87(3)/vol87pt3twidale_bourne123-133.pdf
|format=PDF
|journal=Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia
|volume=87
|issue=3
|pages=123{{ndash}}133
|doi=
|access-date=22 August 2018
}} It is located within The Humps Nature Reserve approximately {{convert|295|km}} east of Perth and {{convert|17|km}} north east of Hyden in the eastern wheatbelt region of Western Australia.{{cite journal
|last1=Gunn |first1=R. G.
|date=2006
|title={{title case|Mulka's Cave Aboriginal rock art site: its context and content}}
|url=http://museum.wa.gov.au/sites/default/files/MULKA'S%20CAVE%20ABORIGINAL%20ROCK%20ART%20SITE%20ITS%20CONTEXT%20AND%20CONTENT.pdf
|format=PDF
|journal=Records of the Western Australian Museum
|volume=23
|issue=
|pages=19{{ndash}}41
|doi=
|access-date=22 August 2018
|url=http://kulin.wa.gov.au/file/2013PathwaystoWaveRockBrochure.pdf
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|date=2013
|title={{title case|Pathways to Wave Rock}}
|website=Shire of Kulin
|access-date=23 August 2018
|url=https://www.wavisitorcentre.com.au/packages-3/2-uncategorised
|date=13 August 2018
|title=Wave Rock
|website=Western Australian Visitor Information Centre
|access-date=23 August 2018
|last1=Rossi |first1=A. M.
|last2=Webb |first2=R. E.
|date=November 2007
|title={{title case|The Consequences of Allowing Unrestricted Tourist Access at an Aboriginal Site in a Fragile Environment: the Erosive Effect of Trampling}}
|url=https://www.academia.edu/1603170/The_Consequences_of_Allowing_Unrestricted_Tourist_Access_at_an_Aboriginal_Site_in_a_Fragile_Environment_the_Erosive_Effect_of_Trampling
|format=PDF
|journal=Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites
|volume=9
|issue=4
|pages=219{{ndash}}236
|doi=10.1179/175355207X404197
|access-date=24 August 2018
}}
Rising about {{convert|80|m}} above the surrounding plains, The Humps is one of numerous rock formations in the area. Approximately {{convert|15|km}} to its south is Hyden Rock whose northern side features the Wave Rock formation. Also in the area are Scrivener Rocks and Camel Peaks roughly {{convert|13|km}} west of The Humps, Anderson Rocks about {{convert|19|km}} north, and King Rocks approximately {{convert|18|km}} east of The Humps.
Mulka's Cave
File:Mulkas cave.jpg in Mulka's Cave]]
On the north-eastern edge of The Humps is Mulka's Cave, also known as Bate's Cave.{{cite web
|url=http://waverock.com.au/activity/explore-the-humps-and-mulkas-cave
|date=2018
|title={{Title case|Explore the Humps and Mulka's Cave}}
|website=Wave Rock Hotel/Motel
|access-date=23 August 2018
|url=https://www.wheatbelttourism.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Hyden-Walk-Trails.pdf
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|date=January 2018
|title=Walk trails at Wave Rock and The Humps
|website=Central Wheatbelt Visitor Centre
|access-date=23 August 2018
|url=https://www.kondinin.wa.gov.au/file/WaveRockVGwebJan222013_1.pdf
|format=PDF
|date=October 2012
|title={{title case|THE WAVE ROCK 2 DAY EXPERIENCE Visitor's Guide}}
|website=Kondinin Shire
|access-date=23 August 2018
|url=https://rac.com.au/-/media/files/rac-website/travel-touring/great-drives-2017/16012--traveltourism-map-fact-sheets-09ebook-the-open-wheatbelt-trail.pdf
|format=PDF
|date=2017
|title=The Open Wheatbelt Trail
|website=The Royal Automobile Club of WA
|access-date=23 August 2018
}} The cave contains Aboriginal rock art comprising over 450 hand prints and images. Most sites of Aboriginal art in the region contain fewer than 30 motifs. While visitation has damaged the site, mitigation strategies put into place appear to have arrested further damage. Mulka's Cave is protected under the Aboriginal Heritage Act. It is also both a Protected Area and listed on the Register of the National Estate.
Walks
Reservoir
Water run-off from The Humps is directed into the Hyden Humps Dam reservoir.{{cite web
|url=http://inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/Public/Inventory/PrintSingleRecord/778f5d10-ed8e-4bdc-88b2-3df037ea03d0
|date=1 January 2017
|title=Hyden Rock Dam{{snds}}Heritage Council of WA{{snds}}Places Database
|website=Heritage Council, Government of Western Australia
|access-date=23 August 2018
}} The reservoir is situated approximately {{convert|200|m}} south of The Humps.