Mount Pureora
Mount Pureora | ||
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![]() Titiraupenga from Pureora summit | ||
Highest point | ||
Elevation | 1,165 m (3,822 ft)[1] | |
Coordinates | 38°33′07″S 175°37′40″E / 38.551872°S 175.627846°E[1] | |
Geography | ||
![]() Map showing approximate basaltic andesite surface volcanic deposits around Mount Pureora (red marker). Mount Titiraupenga deposits are to the north west. Other surface deposits are as in fuller key while mixed erosive volcanic surface deposits are uncoloured.
Clicking on the map enlarges it, and enables panning and mouseover of volcano name/wikilink and ages before present. Key for the Last eruption 1.60 ± 0.10 Ma.[2] | | |
Climbing | ||
Easiest route | Te Araroa |
Pureora (known more usually as Mount Pureora to avoid confusion with the township, locality and Forest Park) is an extinct 1,165 metres (3,822 ft)
Geography
The mountain is covered in native forest and quite near the geographical centre of the North Island which is slightly to its west. It is located on the boundary of the Waikato and Manawatū-Whanganui regions.
Geology
Mount Pureora has a prominence above the surrounding countryside of about 450 m (1,480 ft) and a diameter of 5 km (3.1 mi).
Access
The mountain top is accessed by several trails and has bike access. These include a portion of the Te Araroa trail[4] which incorporates the Timber trail and a branch of this called the Toi Toi track accessible off State Highway 30 near the township of Pureora. The Mount Pureora track is accessible also from back roads off State Highway 32, which lies to the west of Lake Taupō.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "NZTopoMap:Pureora".
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- ^ "Walks in the Pureora Forest". Visit Ruapehu. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "Te Araroa - New Zealand Trail". Retrieved 2022-11-23.
- ^ "Pureora Forest Park". newzealand.com. New Zealand Tourism Board. Retrieved 23 November 2022.