Sohkes Rock is the famous isolated big rock on the north end of Sohkes Mountain Ridge.

Wartime
The Japanese emplaced guns at this location, including 2 x 127mm guns and one 6" gun.

Today
There is nothing there except a red anti-collision light at about 700' elevation to prevent planes from running into it at night.

Twin 127mm Semi-Auto Naval Guns
Stan Gajda reports:
"One of them was hit near the top of the turret by a shell. I think its is a hit from one of the B-25 Mitchells shooting the nose-mounted 75mm gun. There are also a few .50 cal holes in the mounting."

Dick Williams reports:
"There is a cab to the right of the barrels. This gun reportedly shot down lots of Allied planes, it was said. I was shown where one had crashed on mountain side. Maybe that B-25 wreck is one of its victims. They tried bombing the length of mountain top-no good, too narrow. So, they then tried bombing from side to side. Still no good, too small. I saw bomb craters from attempts on one side of Sokehs at the base. Rumor has it, they finally got it by having a fighter (Japanese word is "sentoki") drop a small bomb which penetrated the cab and exploded inside. The hole was about 12" diameter if I recall."

6" Armstrong Whitworth Naval Gun
Another large Naval gun enplaced into a bunker at this location.

Range Finding Emplacement
The range finder there has an enormous, 12 foot tube.
 
 Bomb Craters
Stan Gajda reports:
"All over the mountain plateau are many large bomb craters. Usually about 30ft across and 10ft deep. Some are about 50ft across and 15ft deep. It is easy to find bits of bombs around there. One crater still had a large part of the bomb casing in it. In this case it was a 100 lb gp bomb."