Hayes Hill (Victoria)

Hayes Hill is a small scoria cone in Donnybrook, approximately 30 km north of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.[1] It is on the eastern edge of the Newer Volcanics Province.

Hayes Hill
Hayes Hill
Victoria, Australia
Highest point
Elevation280 m (920 ft)
Coordinates37°32′21″S 145°00′18″E
Geography
LocationVictoria, Australia

Hayes Hill is considered a regionally significant geological site as a source of the lava flows that follow the ancestral Merri and Darebin Creeks and Yarra River through the northern suburbs of Melbourne into the CBD.[2][3]

References

  1. Hanks, Walter (1955), "Newer Volcanic vents and lava fields between Wallan and Yuroke, Victoria", Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, 67 (1): 1–16
  2. Rosengren, Neville J. (1994), Eruption points of the newer volcanics province of Victoria : an inventory and evaluation of scientific significance, National Trust of Australia (Victoria) : Geological Society of Australia, Victorian Division, retrieved 27 June 2020
  3. "Hayes Hill". Victorian Resources Online. Agriculture Victoria. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
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