Kakepuku | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 449 m (1,473 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 38° 3' 57.51"S, 175° 14' 59.6358"E |
Naming | |
English translation | ascending belly of Kahurere (flying cloak or hawk) |
Geography | |
Location | North Island, New Zealand |
Topo map | BE33 Pirongia http://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap/nz53324 |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Pliocene |
Mountain type | Volcano (extinct) |
Last eruption | 2.5 million years ago |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | from 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.