Mount Warrenheip

Mount Warrenheip in the background, in the foreground of Lake Wendouree

The Mount Warrenheip is an inactive volcano in Victoria, which rises to 741 meters above sea level and 170 meters above the surrounding terrain. The mountain is located 9 kilometers from the city of Ballarat with their suburbs Warrenheip and is accessible via the Forbes Road.

Last of Mount Warrenheip was before 2.5 ( / -) 0.15 million active years, when numerous lava flows leaked out of the crater. The mountain is one of the highest volcanoes protruding Victoria. The lava contains olivinreiche xenoliths and large clinopyroxene and orthoclase crystals.

The word comes from the Aboriginal Warrenheip the Wathaurong and means the feathers of the Emu, so the vegetation is described from fern, which covers the mountain.

In addition to the Mount Buninyong, he is one of the two forested volcanoes in Victoria. After the end of 2010 100 trees were dead in the forest at the volcano, 2011 experimental fires were applied in order to clear the undergrowth in January.

On the mountain, the partially located in the public sector, is a telecommunications antenna.