North Island
Mount Taranaki
Hike
Mount Taranaki Summit
Time
7 hr
Distance
12.6 km
Difficulty
Advanced
Overview
Classed as New Zealand's most perfectly formed volcano, Mount Taranaki is around 120,000 years old. Although the last eruption was in 1775 volcanologists agree that the mountain is 'dormant' rather than extinct. Taranaki's summit is sacred to the Māori people of the area.
The summit crater is filled with ice and snow and has a lava dome in the centre
In Māori tara means mountain peak and naki is thought to come from ngaki meaning shining
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