Mount Warrenheip

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Mount Warrenheip (Wathawarrung: Warrengeep) is an inactive scoria volcanic cone in Victoria, Australia. The mountain has an elevation of 746 metres (2,448 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.

Snow falls on Warrenheip on average seven days a year. In heavy winters it may be snowcapped for a short period. It experiences a climate similar to nearby Ballarat however is often a few degrees colder owing to its elevation and exposure to the wind.

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

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