Maungatua
Maungatua, known also as Mauka Atua is a prominent ridge in the Taieri Plains in Otago, New Zealand. It rises 895 metres above the floodplain of the Taieri River, directly to the west of Dunedin's airport at Momona.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Grutness, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 870 metres
- Description: mountain in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Mauka Atua”, “Mauka Atua / Maungatua”, and “Mount Maungatua”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Berwick and Momona.
Berwick
Locality
Berwick is a small farming community on the banks of the Waipori River at the southwestern limit of Dunedin city, New Zealand, some 40 kilometres from the city centre.
Momona
Hamlet
Momona is a small town on the Taieri Plain in New Zealand's South Island. Momona School was established in 1899 and closed in 2004. The Henley Co-operative Dairy Company, established in nearby Henley, moved their cheese factory here, and was closed in the 1980s. Momona is situated 9 km southeast of Maungatua.
Outram
Village
Photo: Andrewrutherford, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Outram is a rural suburb of Dunedin, New Zealand, with a population of 960 as of June 2025. It is located 28 kilometres west of the central city at the edge of the Taieri Plains, close to the foot of Maungatua. Outram is situated 9 km east of Maungatua.
Maungatua
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Dunedin City, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-45.88059° or 45° 52′ 50″ southLongitude
170.11204° or 170° 6′ 43″ eastElevation
870 metres (2,854 feet)Open location code
4V6G4496+QROpenStreetMap ID
node 6594394076OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Maori—“Maungatua” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Maungatua”
- Dutch: “Maungatua”
- Irish: “Mauka Atua”
- Ladin: “Maungatua”
- Maori: “Mauka Atua”
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