Mount Tauhara
Mount Tauhara is a dormant lava dome volcano in New Zealand's North Island, reaching 1,088 metres above sea level. It is situated in the area of caldera rim overlap of the Whakamaru Caldera and Taupō Volcano towards the centre of the Taupō Volcanic Zone, which stretches from Whakaari / White Island in the north to Mount Ruapehu in the south.Photo: QFSE Media, CC BY-SA 3.0 nz.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,088 metres
- Description: prominent mountain near Taupō, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Tauhara”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Taupo International Motorsport Park and Tauhara Power Station.
Taupo International Motorsport Park
Taupo International Motorsport Park and Events Centre is a motorsports circuit located in Broadlands Road, Taupō, New Zealand. It is owned by Tony Quinn who also owns Highlands Motorsport Park and Hampton Downs Motorsport Park.Tauhara Power Station
Power station
The Tauhara Power Station is a geothermal power station north of Taupō in New Zealand. Previously known as Tauhara 2, the project was developed by Contact Energy and Tauhara Moana Trust and opened in November 2024.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tauhara and Richmond Heights.
Tauhara
Suburb
Tauhara is a suburb and geothermal area of Taupō in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. The area's main geographic feature, Mount Tauhara, is culturally significant to local hapū.
Richmond Heights
Suburb
Richmond Heights is a suburb in Taupō, based on the eastern shores of Lake Taupō on New Zealand's North Island. It is one of the areas in Taupō expected to have new housing developed in the mid to late 2020s.
Waipahihi
Suburb
Waipahihi is a suburb in Taupō, based on the eastern shores of Lake Taupō on New Zealand's North Island. The local Waipahīhī Marae is a meeting place of the Ngāti Tūwharetoa hapū of Ngāti Hinerau and Ngāti Hineure. It includes the Kurapoto meeting house.
Mount Tauhara
- Categories: mountain, lava dome, and landform
- Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-38.69409° or 38° 41′ 39″ southLongitude
176.16316° or 176° 9′ 47″ eastElevation
1,088 metres (3,570 feet)Open location code
4VHR8547+97OpenStreetMap ID
node 1048688702OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
Discover Mount Tauhara from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Venetian—“Mount Tauhara” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Tauhara”
- Dutch: “Mount Tauhara”
- Dutch: “Tauhara”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مونت تاوهارا”
- Italian: “Monte Tauhara”
- Ladin: “Mount Tauhara”
- Venetian: “Monte Tauhara”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Maunganamu and Hilltop.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rifle range and Taupo International Motorsport Park.
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