Mount Pirongia | |
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![]() Mt. Pirongia, 4 April 2008 | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 959 m (3,146 ft) |
Coordinates | 37°59′35.19″S 175°5′52.27″E |
Dimensions | |
Width | 13 km (8.1 mi)[1] |
Area | 175 km2 (68 sq mi)[1] |
Naming | |
English translation | "Pirongia te aroaro o Kahu" - The scented pathway of Kahu |
Geography | |
Location | North Island, New Zealand |
Parent range | Hakarimata Range |
Topo map | NZMS 260 S15 Te Awamutu |
Geology | |
Age of rock | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano (extinct) |
Last eruption | 1.6 million years ago |
![]() Map of selected volcanic features near Mount Pirongia. In particular the massive debris avalenge 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.[2][3] For wider context see map at North Island Surface Volcanism. |
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).
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