[2] Its prominent conical shape is visible from the Western Highway south of Horsham.

Scottish explorer Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchell named and then described the mountain as "Mount Zero, a name I applied to a remarkable cone at the western extremity of the chain of mountains.

"[1] While the peak is inside the National Park, the Mount Zero Olive Farm runs along its northern approaches.

[3] Scrub covers the sandstone slopes, with a track running up to the summit from the Mt Zero Picnic Area.

[4] Mount Zero will be the terminus of a new 144-km walking track starting at Dunkeld in the south.