Thunder crater

Thunder crater is a recreation area in Auckland Region, North Island. Thunder crater is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Rainbow Crater, as well as near Rua Ōwhanga.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Waiotapu and Champagne Pool.

Waiotapu

Photo: Beast from the Bush, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Waiotapu is an active geothermal area at the southern end of the Okataina Volcanic Centre, just north of the Reporoa caldera, in New Zealand's Taupō Volcanic Zone. Waiotapu is situated 250 metres northwest of Thunder crater.

Champagne Pool

Photo: Chmehl, CC BY 2.5.

Champagne Pool is a prominent geothermal feature within the Waiotapu geothermal area in the North Island of New Zealand. The terrestrial hot spring is located about 30 km southeast of Rotorua and about 50 km northeast of Taupō.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waimangu and Reporoa.

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. Waimangu is situated 8 km north of Thunder crater.

Reporoa

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Reporoa is a rural community in Rotorua Lakes within the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located within the Reporoa Caldera, a caldera in the Taupō Volcanic Zone containing the Deer Hill, Kairuru and Pukekahu rhyolitic lava domes and the active Reporoa geothermal field. Reporoa is situated 9 km south of Thunder crater.

Waikite Valley

Locality

Waikite Valley is a rural community in Rotorua Lakes within the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. Waikite Valley is situated 9 km west of Thunder crater.

Thunder crater

Type: Body of water
Category: recreation area
Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-38.35759° or 38° 21′ 27″ south

Longitude

176.36929° or 176° 22′ 10″ east

Open location code

4VHRJ9R9+XP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 143381784

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=hot_spring

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

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