Mount Tongariro

Mount Tongariro is a compound volcano in the Taupō Volcanic Zone of the North Island of New Zealand. It is located 20 km to the southwest of Lake Taupō, and is the northernmost of the three active volcanoes that dominate the landscape of the central North Island.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Ngauruhoe and Soda Springs Falls.

Mount Ngauruhoe

Volcano

Mount Ngauruhoe

Photo: USGS, Public domain.

Mount Ngauruhoe is a volcanic cone in New Zealand. It is the youngest vent in the Tongariro stratovolcano complex on the Central Plateau of the North Island and first erupted about 2,500 years ago. Mount Ngauruhoe is situated 3 km south of Mount Tongariro.

Soda Springs Falls

Spring

Soda Springs Falls

Photo: Du Hugin Skulblaka, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mount Tongariro

Type: Hill with an elevation of 1,978 metres
Category: landform
Location: Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-39.12823° or 39° 7′ 42″ south

Longitude

175.63021° or 175° 37′ 49″ east

Elevation

1,978 metres (6,490 feet)

Open location code

4VGQVJCJ+P3

GeoNames ID

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