Volcanoes

Red Rock is a very young complex of maars, tuff rings and scoria cones south of the town of Alvie.

Eroded scoria cone.

This very prominent forested hill just to the east of Ballarat is a scoria cone with a breach to the north.  There is a public access road to the summit

Mount Vite Vite is a basalt lava cone with a flat top and prominent lava ridges on the eastern side. Lava flows retain original stony rise surfaces. (source DPI).

Mount Ridley is a broad lava hill with two vents approximately 600 m apart, the southern vent apparently erupting first. The vents are now lava filled and are recognisable only from the concentration of blocks of spatter and vesicular lava. Most of the loose blocks have been cleared from the paddocks. The lava from the northern vent of Mount Ridley is the only known example of a nephelinite (analcitite) in the Newer Volcanics Province

Source DPI

Mt Noorat is an impressive scoria cone with multiple eruption points situated about a kilometer north of the town of Noorat. The main crater is appoximately 600m wide and 150m deep, which is below the level of the surrounding plain.

Large and very distinct volcano comprising a breached scoria cone, extensive lava flows, some parasitic eruption points and excellent spatter ramparts on its well developed crater. With surrounding lava flows (including the spectacular Harman Valley flow) and lava caves, the Mt Napier area represents one of Victoria's best preserved and most evocative volcanic landscapes. Visitors can climb to the summit via a public walking track

Prominent scoria cone.  Appears heavily eroded as it presents a dome shape in profile.