Mount Taranaki | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,518 m (8,261 ft) |
Prominence | 2,308 m (7,572 ft)[1] |
Listing | Ultra New Zealand #65 |
Coordinates | 39°17′47″S 174°03′53″E / 39.29639°S 174.06472°E |
Geography | |
North Island, New Zealand | |
Topo map | NZMS 169 Egmont National Park |
Geology | |
Rock age | 135 ka |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Last eruption | 1854 |
Climbing | |
First ascent | Ernst Dieffenbach & James Heberly, 1839[2][3] |
Easiest route | Mount Taranaki Summit Track (trail)[4] |
Mount Taranaki (Māori: Taranaki Maunga, also known as Mount Egmont) is a dormant stratovolcano in the Taranaki region on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island.[5][6] At 2,518 metres (8,261 ft), it is the second highest mountain in the North Island, after Mount Ruapehu. It has a secondary cone, Fanthams Peak (Māori: Panitahi), 1,966 metres (6,450 ft), on its south side.[7]
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