Taurere/Taylor Hill
Taurere / Taylor Hill is a volcano in the Auckland volcanic field. It erupted about 33,000 years ago. Its scoria cone reaches 57 m high. It was the site of a Māori pā, and retains earthworks from that era such as kūmara pits and terracing.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Bryndlefly, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Volcano with an elevation of 53 metres
- Description: volcano in Auckland, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Flat Hill”, “Mount Taylor”, “Mt Taylor”, “Taurere / Taylor Hill”, “Taylor Hill”, “Taylor’s Hill”, “Taylors Hill”, “Te Taurere”, and “Te Taurere / Taylors Hill”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sacred Heart College and Glendowie College.
Sacred Heart College
School
Sacred Heart College is a state-integrated secondary school in Auckland, New Zealand. It is a Catholic, Marist College set on 22 hectares of land in Glen Innes.
Dingle Dell
Park
Dingle Dell Reserve is a nature reserve in the suburb of St Heliers in Auckland, New Zealand. It consists of 6.48 hectares of native bush and a small grass field.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glendowie and Wai o Taiki Bay.
Glendowie
Suburb
Photo: Clivostros, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Glendowie is a suburb in Auckland, New Zealand. It is under the local governance of Auckland Council. It was under Auckland City Council from 1989 until the merger of all of Auckland's councils into the "super city" in 2010.
Wai o Taiki Bay
Suburb
Wai o Taiki Bay is a suburb in Auckland, New Zealand. It is under the local governance of Auckland Council.
St Heliers
Suburb
Photo: Carpenter0, Public domain.
St Heliers is a seaside suburb of Auckland with a population of 11,760 as of June 2025. This suburb is popular amongst visitors for the beaches, cafés, and views of Rangitoto Island, the distinctive volcanic island in the Hauraki Gulf.
Taurere/Taylor Hill
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Auckland, Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-36.86457° or 36° 51′ 52″ southLongitude
174.87013° or 174° 52′ 13″ eastElevation
53 metres (174 feet)Open location code
4VMP4VPC+53OpenStreetMap ID
node 301325728OpenStreetMap feature
natural=volcano
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Satellite Map
Discover Taurere/Taylor Hill from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Maori—“Taurere/Taylor Hill” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Taylor Hill”
- Dutch: “Taylor Hill”
- Malagasy: “Taylors Hill”
- Maori: “Taurere”
- Maori: “Te Taurere”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Beverley Hills and Glen Innes.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Taylor Reserve and Rugby Field No. 1.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Taurere/Taylor Hill”. Photo: Bryndlefly, CC BY-SA 3.0.