Wai-o-Tapu Mud Pool

Wai-o-Tapu Mud Pool is a recreation area in Bay of Plenty, North Island. Wai-o-Tapu Mud Pool is situated nearby to Thermal area, as well as near the hot spring Waterfall Spout Bath.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Waiotapu and Lady Knox Geyser.

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 1½ km south of Wai-o-Tapu Mud Pool.

Lady Knox Geyser

Geyser

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Lady Knox Geyser is a geyser in the Waiotapu area of the Taupō Volcanic Zone in New Zealand. It is named after Lady Constance Knox, the second daughter of Uchter Knox, 15th Governor of New Zealand.

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 Waikite Valley.

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 6 km north of Wai-o-Tapu Mud Pool.

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 Wai-o-Tapu Mud Pool.

Wai-o-Tapu Mud Pool

Type: Mud
Categories: recreation area and landform
Location: Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-38.34165° or 38° 20′ 30″ south

Longitude

176.37002° or 176° 22′ 12″ east

Open location code

4VHRM95C+82

OpenStreetMap ID

way 213282304

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=hot_spring

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=mud

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Thermal area and Waterfall Spout Bath.

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