Mount Taranaki photograph

Mount Taranaki

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Elevation 2518
Last eruption1854
First ascent1839
Topo mapNZMS 169 Egmont National Park
First ascendersErnst Dieffenbach
James Heberly
Did you knowTaranaki is the youngest, largest and only active volcano in a chain that includes the Kaitake and Pouakai Ranges, Paritutu and the Sugar Loaves.
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About Mount Taranaki


Mount Taranaki, or Mount Egmont, is a dormant stratovolcano in the Taranaki region on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island. Although the mountain is more commonly referred to as Taranaki, it has two official names under the alternative names policy of the New Zealand Geographic Board.

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