The Dragon’s Mouth
The Dragon’s Mouth is a geyser in Auckland Region, North Island. The Dragon’s Mouth is situated nearby to the spring The Witches Cauldron, as well as near the hot spring Wairakei Thermal Valley.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Huka Falls and Wairakei Power Station.
Huka Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Avenue, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Huka Falls is a set of waterfalls on the Waikato River, which drains Lake Taupō in New Zealand. A few hundred metres upstream from Huka Falls, the Waikato River narrows from approximately 100 metres across to a canyon only 15 metres across. Huka Falls is situated 4 km south of The Dragon’s Mouth.
Wairakei Power Station
Power station
Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.
The Wairakei Power Station is a geothermal power station near the Wairakei Geothermal Field in New Zealand. Wairakei lies in the Taupō Volcanic Zone. Wairakei Power Station is situated 2½ km southeast of The Dragon’s Mouth.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oruanui and Rangatira Park.
Oruanui
Hamlet
Oruanui is a rural community in the Taupō District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island, located northwest of Wairakei on State Highway 1. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of many pits" for Ōruanui. Oruanui is situated 6 km northwest of The Dragon’s Mouth.
Rangatira Park
Suburb
Rangatira Park is a suburb in the New Zealand town of Taupō. The suburb is located just north of Nukuhau and south of Huka Falls, on a hill above Waikato River. Residents of the suburb experienced an earthquake in September 2019. Rangatira Park is situated 7 km south of The Dragon’s Mouth.
Nukuhau
Suburb
Nukuhau is a suburb of Taupō in the Waikato Region of New Zealand's North Island. Nukuhau is situated 8 km south of The Dragon’s Mouth.
The Dragon’s Mouth
- Type: Geyser
- Category: body of water
- Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-38.61425° or 38° 36′ 51″ southLongitude
176.08011° or 176° 4′ 48″ eastOpen location code
4VHR93PJ+82OpenStreetMap ID
node 6223750117OpenStreetMap feature
natural=geyser
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Witches Cauldron and Wairakei Thermal Valley.
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