Purchas Hill

Purchas Hill is one of the volcanoes in the Auckland volcanic field. Purchas Hill was a twin-cratered scoria cone around 50 metres high, located north of , before it was predominantly quarried away.
Wikipedia
Photo: Bryndlefly, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Volcano
  • Description: volcano in the Auckland volcanic field
  • Also known as: “Purchas Hill / Te Tauoma”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Panmure and Colin Maiden Park.

Railway station
Photo: Nankai, Public domain.
railway station is located on the North Island Main Trunk line in New Zealand. East West Line services of the Auckland railway network are the only regular services that stop at the station.

Park
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is a New Zealand sports complex in the suburb of , about 10 kilometres south-east of the Auckland CBD. It is named in honour of Sir Colin Maiden, vice-chancellor of the University of Auckland from 1971 to 1994.

Volcano
Photo: Bhutt, Public domain.
/ Mount Wellington is a 135-metre volcanic peak and Tūpuna Maunga located in the Auckland volcanic field of , New Zealand. It is the youngest onshore volcano of the Auckland volcanic field, having been formed by an eruption around 10,000 years ago.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Remuera and Mount Wellington.

Suburb
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is a suburb in , New Zealand. It is located four kilometres southeast of the city centre. is characterised by many large houses, often Edwardian or mid 20th century.

Suburb
Photo: Bhutt, Public domain.
is a suburb in East Auckland, New Zealand, located 10 km southeast of the city centre. It is surrounded by the suburbs of , Tamaki, , , and , and by the .

Suburb
Photo: Prosperosity, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a suburb of the city of , in the of . lies seven kilometres to the southeast of the , close to State Highway 1.

Purchas Hill

Latitude
-36.8872° or 36° 53′ 14″ south
Longitude
174.8475° or 174° 50′ 51″ east
Open location code
4VMP4R7W+4X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9538820704
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­volcano
Wiki­data ID
Q2118760
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Satellite Map

Discover Purchas Hill from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to German—“Purchas Hill” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Stonefields and St Johns.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include CLM The Bays and Onform.

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