Putauaki
| Putauaki | |
|---|---|
| Mount Edgecumbe | |
 Putauaki (Mount Edgecumbe) from the north | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 821 m (2,694 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 38°06′25″S 176°44′24″E / 38.106905°S 176.740022°E[1] |
| Geography | |
  Putauaki | |
| Geology | |
Last eruption | 540 ± 130 BCE[2] |
Putauaki (Māori: Pūtauaki; also known in English as Mount Edgecumbe) is a dacite volcanic cone in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand. Located 50 km (31 mi) east of Rotorua and three kilometres east of Kawerau, it is the easternmost vent of the Taupō Volcanic Zone adjacent to the Ōkataina volcanic centre. The mountain rises to 821 m (2,694 ft) above sea level,[1] and is visible from the waters of the Bay of Plenty, 30 km (19 mi) to the north. A King of the Mountain race was run on Putauaki as part of the international King of the Mountain series between 1955 and 2020, and proceeds were donated to charity.[3]
History
The last substantial volcanic eruption occurred at 540 ± 130 BCE, producing a cubic kilometre of lava.[4] There was a previous eruption dated to 1380 ± 50 BCE.[2]: 100 The volcano produced the Edgecumbe Formation which are pyroxene-bearing andesite to dacite lava flows, domes and minor pyroclastic tephra.[2]: 54
Captain James Cook named the mountain "Mount Edgecumbe" on 2 November 1769, possibly in honour of John Edgecombe, the sergeant of marines on his vessel, the Endeavour.[5] The mountain's official name changed back to Putauaki in 1925.[6]
The New Zealand government took part of the mountain from the Ngāti Awa people in the 1880s as part of a series of North Island land confiscations, supposedly for the purposes of military settlement. In a 1999 report the Waitangi Tribunal declared the confiscation illegal because there was no prospect of placing settlers on the mountain.[7]
Legendary source of name
Transmitter
Putauaki is home to a major FM radio transmitter for the eastern Bay of Plenty. Prior to digital television transition in December 2013, the transmitter was also the main analogue television transmitter for the area.[8][9]
| Radio Station | Transmit Frequency | Licensed power (kW) |
|---|---|---|
| The Breeze | 92.1 MHz | 1.6 |
| RNZ Concert | 95.3 MHz | 5 |
| SENZ | 96.1 MHz | 1.6 |
| Tumeke FM | 96.9 MHz | 4 |
RNZ National
|
101.7 MHz | 5 |
The Edge
|
104.1 MHz | 1.6 |
The Sound
|
105.7 MHz | 1.6 |
Gallery
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View of the mountain from the north -
Putauaki and the Tarawera River -
Putauaki overlooks a geothermal bore field near Kawerau -
Putauaki seen in an 1847 illustration depicting a Māori feast at Matatā
See also
References
- ^ a b c "NZ Topomap:Putauaki (Mount Edgecumbe), Bay of Plenty". Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-478-19778-5. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "66th Kawarua King of the Mountain". Archived from the original on 24 January 2023.
- ^ "Okataina: Eruptive History". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
- ^
Compare the nearby town of Edgecumbe.
ISBN 0790007614.who became Lord Edgcumbe in 1761 and Earl of Mount-Edgcumbe in 1789, and who was a naval officer of some note.
Cook may have named [the mountain] after John Edgecumbe, sergeant of the marines on the Endeavour. [...] Professor Beaglehole [...] stated there were two other possible sources - Mt Edgecumbe at Plymouth or, more probably, George Edgcumbe
- ^ "New Zealand Gazetteer of Official Geographic Names" (PDF). Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 23 March 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Ngati Awa Raupatu Report, chapter 10, Waitangi Tribunal, 1999". Archived from the original on 2007-03-17. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
- ^ "Home". Radio Spectrum Management. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
- ^ "New Zealand Television Transmission Stations in Operation – North Island" (PDF). Kordia. 31 March 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2013.