6.3.1 Granitic inliers of the Western Plains

West of Wallinduc, the low granitic hills of Mt Kinross (276 m) rise approximately 40 m above the surrounding plain. On the western flank they are covered by a thin veneer of sandy colluvium which merges with the Pliocene sands. Along the eastern edge of the CCMA region Granite Rock and the You Yangs form prominent granite hills above the plain. Flinders Peak (348 m) rises steeply to form the highest point of the You Yangs, nearly 300 m above the surrounding plain. The western flank is draped with sandy sediments comprising a complex mix of colluvium, Pliocene sands and alluvium. These sediments extend from almost the crest of the You Yangs to Hovell Creek along the edge of the volcanic plain.