Maungarei

Maungarei / Mt Wellington
Mount Wellington
Maungarei / Mount Wellington
Highest point
Elevation135[1] m (443 ft)
Coordinates36°53′35″S 174°50′47.6″E / 36.89306°S 174.846556°E / -36.89306; 174.846556
Geography
Map
LocationAuckland, North Island, New Zealand
Geology
Rock age10,000 years[2]
Volcanic arc/beltAuckland volcanic field

Maungarei / Mount Wellington is a 135-metre volcanic peak and Tūpuna Maunga (ancestral mountain) located in the Auckland volcanic field of Auckland, New Zealand. It is the youngest onshore volcano of the Auckland volcanic field, having been formed by an eruption around 10,000 years ago.[2] It is the largest of Auckland's scoria cones and has a near-circular base with a flattish rim and three small craters.[3][4] It is situated in the Mount Wellington suburb of Central Auckland.

  1. ^ Janssen, Peter (January 2021). Greater Auckland Walks. New Holland Publishers. p. 99-100. ISBN 978-1-86966-516-6. Wikidata Q118136068.
  2. ^ a b Hopkins, Jenni L.; Smid, Elaine R.; Eccles, Jennifer D.; Hayes, Josh L.; Hayward, Bruce W.; McGee, Lucy E.; van Wijk, Kasper; Wilson, Thomas M.; Cronin, Shane J.; Leonard, Graham S.; Lindsay, Jan M.; Németh, Karoly; Smith, Ian E. M. (3 July 2021). "Auckland Volcanic Field magmatism, volcanism, and hazard: a review". New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 64 (2–3): 213–234. doi:10.1080/00288306.2020.1736102. hdl:2292/51323.
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  4. ^ "Volcanoes of Auckland: Mt Wellington". Auckland Regional Council. Archived from the original on 11 February 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2009.