Mount Warrenheip

Mount Warrenheip /wɒrənˈhiːp/ (Wathawarrung: Warrengeep) is an inactive scoria volcanic cone in Victoria, Australia.[1] The mountain has an elevation of 714 metres (2,343 ft) AHD. A landmark of Dunnstown, the closest town, the mountain is 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) east of the Ballarat central business district, in the locality of Warrenheip.

Mount Warrenheip
(Warrengeep)
Mount Warrenheip, viewed from Mount Buninyong
Highest point
Elevation741 metres (2,431 ft) AHD 
ListingList of volcanoes in Australia
Coordinates37°34′S 143°57′E 
Geography
Mount Warrenheip
(Warrengeep)
Location in Victoria
LocationWarrenheip, Australia

Snow falls on Warrenheip on average 5 days a year. It experiences a climate similar to nearby Ballarat however is often a few degrees colder owing to its elevation and more exposed to the wind.

Mount Warrenheip last erupted around 1,000,000 years ago.[2] Along with nearby Mount Buninyong, it is one of only two forested scoria cones in Victoria.

Location and features
Steam traction engine, pulling three timber wagons. Engine bears the nameplate 'George' and is manufactured by John Fowler Steam Plough Works, Leeds.

Mount Warrenheip is surrounded by farmland. The foothills are the location of Kryal Castle and cattle grazing.

The name Warrenheip originates from the Wathaurong word Warrengeep, meaning "emu's feathers" in reference to the resemblance of the fern like vegetation coverage which once covered it. In spring, forget-me-not flowers appear on the slopes. Most of the mountain is designated as a nature conservation reserve and there are a small number of koalas and wallabies in residence.

Hundreds of trees on the mountain have died in recent decades from an unknown cause, predominantly peppermints, manna gums and stringy bark gums.

Mount Warrenheip Victoria

The mountain was subjected to fire in 1866,[3] 1901,[4] 1939 and again in February 2013.

Mount Warrenheip has four telecommunications towers installed at its peak, including antennae for Radio 3BA, Voice FM 99.9, ABC News Radio, Telstra mobile and WiMax services, an amateur radio repeater and police dispatch radio.

See also

References
  1. Victorian Volcanoes: Mt Warrenheip | Victorian Volcanoes, accessdate: December 16, 2017
  2. The Courier: New volcano could raise its head here | The Courier, accessdate: December 16, 2017
  3. "THE FIRE ON MOUNT WARRENHEIP". The Ballarat Star. Vic.: National Library of Australia. 8 January 1866. p. 4. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  4. "BUSH FIRES. MOUNT WARRENHEIP BURNING". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 25 February 1901. p. 6. Retrieved 12 February 2015.


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