Kakepuku

Kakepuku
Kakepuku from the south as seen from the North Island Main Trunk railway (Dec 2011)
Highest point
Elevation449 m (1,473 ft)[1]
Coordinates38° 3' 57.51"S, 175° 14' 59.6358"E
Naming
English translationascending belly of Kahurere (flying cloak or hawk)
Geography
LocationNorth Island, New Zealand
Topo mapBE33 Pirongia http://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap/nz53324
Geology
Age of rockPliocene
Mountain typeVolcano (extinct)
Last eruption2.5 million years ago
Climbing
Easiest routefrom Kakepuku Rd

Kakepuku (Te Kakepuku ō Kahu[2]) is a volcanic cone which rises from the plain between the Waipā and Puniu rivers, about 3 km (2 mi) NW of Te Kawa[3] and 8 km (5 mi) SW of Te Awamutu in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island.

  1. ^ "Waitomotomo Stream, Waikato - NZ Topo Map". topomap.co.nz. Retrieved 2015-06-24.
  2. ^ Board., New Zealand Geographic Board. New Zealand Lottery Grants (1990). He korero pūrākau mo ngā taunahanahatanga a ngā tūpuna = Place names of the ancestors, a Maori oral history atlas. New Zealand Geographic Board. ISBN 0-477-00049-5. OCLC 945230809.
  3. ^ "Te Kawa, Waikato". NZ Topo Map. Retrieved 2019-05-07.