Mount Wellington, Auckland
|
|
| Mount Wellington | |
|---|---|
Mt. Wellington | |
| Elevation: | 135 metres (442 feet) |
| Coordinates: | Template:Coor dm |
| Location: | North Island, New Zealand |
| Range: | Auckland Volcanic Field |
| First ascent: | unknown |
| Easiest route: | hike |
Mount Wellington is a peak and a suburb in Auckland City, New Zealand
The peak
Mount Wellington is a 137 metre volcanic peak located in the Auckland volcanic field of Auckland, New Zealand. It was formed by an eruption around 9,000 years ago.
Named by colonists after the Duke of Wellington, the native Maori people called it Maungarei and used it for centuries as a pa or hill fort.
The suburb
| Suburb: | Mount Wellington |
| City: | Auckland City |
| Island: | North Island |
| Surrounded by - to the north |
Ellerslie, St. John's Park |
The suburb surrounding the peak is also called Mount Wellington, and is located 10 kilometres southeast of the city centre. It is surrounded by the suburbs of Tamaki, Panmure, Penrose, New Zealand, and Ellerslie, and by the Tamaki River.
Much of the old lava flow surrounding the mountain is being quarried for industrial aggregates. The volcanic scoria cone is of the greatest geological and archaeological interest however.
External link
- Auckland Regional Council: Mount Wellington (http://www.arc.govt.nz/volcanic/mtwellington.htm)