Mount Pirongia

Mount Pirongia
Mount Pirongia
	Mt. Pirongia, 4 April 2008
Highest point
Elevation	959 m (3,146 ft)
Coordinates	37°59′28″S 175°05′21″E / 37.991077°S 175.089243°E
Dimensions
Width	13 km (8.1 mi)
Area	175 km2 (68 sq mi)
Naming
English translation	"Pirongia te aroaro o Kahu" - The scented pathway of Kahu
Geography
	Map of selected volcanic features near Mount Pirongia (green marker). In particular the massive debris avalanche towards the south east is well shown. Clicking on the map enlarges it, and enables mouseover of volcano feature/wikilink and ages if available in brackets. The type of basaltic volcanic eruption (some are composite over their eruptive history) is indicated by red being arc basalts, pink being ring basalts of stratovolcanoes and brown being intra-arc basalts typical of those produced by monogenetic volcanic fields. Approximate location of characterised vents are black rectangles with red centres. For wider context see map at North Island Surface Volcanism.
Location	North Island, New Zealand
Parent range	Hakarimata Range
Topo map	NZMS 260 S15 Te Awamutu
Geology
Rock age	late Pliocene to early Pleistocene (2.54–1.6 Ma) PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Mountain type	Stratovolcano (extinct)
Last eruption	1.6 million years ago

Mount Pirongia is an extinct stratovolcano located in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It rises to 959 m (3,146 ft) and is the highest peak around the Waikato plains. Pirongia's many peaks are basaltic cones created by successive volcanic eruptions between the late Pliocene and early Pleistocene, about 2.5 million years ago.^[4] In the adjacent picture, the characteristic profile of the mountain can be seen, along with a prominent accessory cone to the right (on the northern flank).

^ ^a ^b ^c Lowe, D.J.; Pittari, A (2019). Field Guide: Mount Pirongia - North Island's largest basaltic volcano Miscellaneous Publication 155B (PDF). Geoscience Society of New Zealand. pp. 1−18. ISBN 978-0-473-49901-3. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
^ Cite error: The named reference Pittari2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference McLeod2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Day walks of Waikato and King Country. Reed Publishing (NZ) Ltd, 2003, p56

[LP2019-1] Lowe, D.J.; Pittari, A (2019). Field Guide: Mount Pirongia - North Island's largest basaltic volcano Miscellaneous Publication 155B (PDF). Geoscience Society of New Zealand. pp. 1−18. ISBN 978-0-473-49901-3. Retrieved 2023-03-25.

[Pittari2021-2] Cite error: The named reference Pittari2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[McLeod2020-3] Cite error: The named reference McLeod2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[4] Day walks of Waikato and King Country. Reed Publishing (NZ) Ltd, 2003, p56

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