The names of two of the dragons—Ajax and Cyrus—share their names with two characters from the 1979 cult movie, The Warriors, and could possibly be a reference to them.
This is one of the few realms where Spyro does not do his aerial back flip when he arrives.
This is the first of a few realms that Spyro has access to a superflame powerup in, and the first time it appears in the series.
If you line yourself up behind one of the metal chests with propellers on top, you can kill the egg thief who runs around the pool with the propeller.
In the NTSC version, the theme is a remix of the one heard in Tree Tops.
When releasing a dragon, the background music for the cutscene is the music from Dark Hollow.
In the late demo, High Caves use Stone Hill's music and flags are present.