Mount Warrenheip is surrounded by farmland. The foothills are the location of
Kryal Castle and cattle grazing. The name Warrenheip originates from the
Wathaurong word
Warrengeep, meaning "emu's feathers" in reference to the resemblance of the
fern like vegetation coverage which once covered it. In spring,
forget-me-not flowers appear on the slopes. Most of the mountain is designated as a nature conservation reserve and there are a small number of
koalas and
wallabies in residence. Hundreds of trees on the mountain have died in recent decades from an unknown cause, predominantly peppermints,
manna gums and
stringy bark gums. The mountain was subjected to fire in 1866, 1901, 1939 and again in February 2013. Mount Warrenheip has four
telecommunications towers installed at its peak, including antennae for Radio
3BA,
Voice FM 99.9,
ABC News Radio, Telstra mobile and
WiMax services, an
amateur radio repeater and police dispatch radio. ==See also==