The name "Wycheproof" originates from an Aboriginal word meaning 'grass on a hill', referring to Mount Wycheproof just off the Calder Highway, which is the smallest registered mountain in the world, standing at  above sea level or  above the surrounding plains.
The name "Wycheproof" derives from an Aboriginal term that signifies "grass on a hill," referencing Mount Wycheproof, the world's smallest officially recognized mountain, situated above sea level or the surrounding plains.