Lion Rock

Lion Rock is in Taranaki, North Island and has an elevation of 1,915 metres. Lion Rock is situated nearby to the locality Rangitoto Flat, as well as near Snow Bowl.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Egmont National Park and Taranaki Maunga.

Egmont National Park

Egmont National Park

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Egmont National Park is in Taranaki, New Zealand. It was the second national park to be established in Aotearoa way back in 1900, with only Tongariro National Park in Waikato/Manawatu-Whanganui being established prior.

Taranaki Maunga

Volcano

Taranaki Maunga

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mount Taranaki, officially Taranaki Maunga and also known as Mount Egmont, is a dormant stratovolcano in the Taranaki region on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island.

Manganui Ski Area

Sports venue

Manganui Ski Area

Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Manganui Ski Area, located in Taranaki, in New Zealand's North Island is a club skifield. Like all club fields, it has accommodation onsite, in the form of the 33-bed Manganui Lodge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dawson Falls and East Egmont.

Dawson Falls

Hamlet

Photo: possumgirl2, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dawson Falls is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km southeast of Lion Rock.

East Egmont

Hamlet

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

East Egmont is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km east of Lion Rock.

Lion Rock

Type: Rock
Categories: rock and landform
Location: Taranaki, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-39.29528° or 39° 17′ 43″ south

Longitude

174.07965° or 174° 4′ 47″ east

Elevation

1,915 metres (6,283 feet)

Open location code

4VGPP33H+VV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 11686397119

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=rock

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Te Tāhuna-o-Tūtawa and Hen and Chickens.

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