Oruakorako Hill
Oruakorako Hill is a peak in Auckland Region, North Island and has an elevation of 504 metres. Oruakorako Hill is situated nearby to the hamlet Waimangu, as well as near the locality Rotomahana.Places of Interest
Highlights include Frying Pan Lake and Inferno Crater Lake.
Frying Pan Lake
Lake
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Frying Pan Lake is the world's largest hot spring. It is located in the Echo Crater of the Waimangu Volcanic Rift Valley, New Zealand and its acidic water maintains a temperature of about 50 to 60 °C.
Inferno Crater Lake
Lake
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Inferno Crater Lake is a large hot spring located in the Waimangu Volcanic Rift Valley on the North Island of New Zealand, and the largest geyser-like feature in the world.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waimangu and Te Wairoa.
Waimangu
Hamlet
Waimangu is a place in Rotorua, New Zealand that got affected by the 1886 eruption of Mount Tarawera. It is known for Waimangu Volcanic Rift Valley. Waimangu is a thirty minutes drive from Rotorua.
Te Wairoa
Hamlet
Te Wairoa was a village close to the shore of Lake Tarawera near Rotorua, New Zealand. The village was buried by volcanic ash in the 1886 eruption of Mount Tarawera. Te Wairoa is situated 8 km northwest of Oruakorako Hill.
Oruakorako Hill
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 504 metres
- Description: hill in New Zealand
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-38.26841° or 38° 16′ 6″ southLongitude
176.41472° or 176° 24′ 53″ eastElevation
504 metres (1,654 feet)Open location code
4VHRPCJ7+JVOpenStreetMap ID
node 4948711498OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Dutch—“Oruakorako Hill” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Oruakorako Hill”
- Dutch: “Oruakorako Hill”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Rotomahana and Oneroa.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hapeotoroa and Rotomahana.
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