Mt Blackwood

Mount Blackwood is a prominent scoria dome built on lava flows extending 8 km to the south. The flows are narrow and elongated and followed an upland valley thus covering stream gravels. Korkuperrimal Creek and Myrniong Creek have excavated lateral valleys leaving the lava flows as an elevated ridge. 

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The summit, which has a couple of commucation towers, is open to the public but unfortunately doesn't have any interpretive information or lookout infrastructure.The view of Melbourne and it's north western suburbs is amazing, and several volcanoes can be seen from this vantage point, including Mt Cottrell and Mt Kororoit.

Type: 
Scoria Cone
Location: 
14km NW of Bacchus Marsh
Last Eruption: 
> 1 million years ago (our estimate)
Access: 
Summit is public reserve, access is from gate on Lohs Ln, off Mt Blackwood Rd.
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