Mount Elephant
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Mount Elephant is a 240 m high conical breached scoria cone formed by an Extinct volcano
, located 1 km from the town of Derrinallum
in southwestern Victoria, Australia. It is a prominent landmark.
The volcano is thought to have last erupted between 5,000 and 20,000 years ago. During early European settlement, the mountain was known as Swagmans Lighthouse. The mountain was privately owned until 2000, when it was purchased by Trust for Nature and the local community. The aim is to revegetate the area and promote local tourism.
Mount Elephant forms the eastern gateway to the Kanawinka Geopark
from the Hamilton Highway at Derrinallum.
Volcano
2. Bedrock3. Conduit 4. Base5. Sill6. Dike7. Layers of ash emitted by the volcano8. Flank| 9. Layers of lava emitted by the volcano10. Throat11. Parasitic cone12. Lava flow13. Vent14. Crater15...
, located 1 km from the town of Derrinallum
Derrinallum, Victoria
Derrinallum is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Hamilton Highway, in the Corangamite Shire. The town is the centre for the surrounding farming community and lies at the foot of Mount Elephant....
in southwestern Victoria, Australia. It is a prominent landmark.
The volcano is thought to have last erupted between 5,000 and 20,000 years ago. During early European settlement, the mountain was known as Swagmans Lighthouse. The mountain was privately owned until 2000, when it was purchased by Trust for Nature and the local community. The aim is to revegetate the area and promote local tourism.
Mount Elephant forms the eastern gateway to the Kanawinka Geopark
Kanawinka Geopark
The Kanawinka Geopark, named for Kanawinka, “Land of Tomorrow”, is situated along a structurally controlling geological fault of the same name that extends from the Narracoorte Caves in South Australia into Western Victoria, before disappearing offshore at Portland...
from the Hamilton Highway at Derrinallum.