Maungataketake

#437 among destinations in New Zealand

Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano

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Maungataketake is one of the volcanoes in the Auckland volcanic field in New Zealand. It had a 76 m high scoria cone, beside a 100 m wide crater, before they were quarried away. It was the site of a pā. Layers of volcanic tuff and ash from Maungataketake overlay the fallen trunks of the nearby Ihumātao fossil forest. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "broad mountain" for Maungataketake. ()

Coordinates: 36°59'41"S, 174°44'53"E

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AucklandNew Zealand

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Maungataketake – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Māngere Mountain, Butterfly Creek, Ihumātao, Statue of Jean Batten.

3.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Māngere Mountain, Auckland
96 min walk • Māngere Mountain, a prominent volcanic cone located in the city of Auckland, New Zealand, is a testament to the region's fiery geological past. The mountain is one of the 53 volcanoes that make up the Auckland Volcanic Field and offers a unique glimpse into the area's...
2.6 miE
36°59'58"S • 174°47'42"E
Butterfly Creek, Auckland
67 min walk • Amusement, Amusement park, Nature and wildlife
0.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Ihumātao, Auckland
18 min walk • Ihumātao is a location situated three kilometres from Auckland International Airport in Mangere, Auckland in New Zealand. A Māori village once existed there. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "cold nose" for Ihumātao. Māori first settled in the area as early as the 14th century CE.
2 miE
Monuments and statues
Statue of Jean Batten, Auckland
51 min walk • The Statue of Jean Batten is located outside Auckland International Airport, New Zealand, and honours the life of New Zealand aviator Jean Batten. The bronze statue is the work of Anthony Stones. It was unveiled on 5 October 1989 by the Governor-General of New Zealand, Sir Paul Reeves.
5.3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Kohuora, Auckland
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4.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Te Hopua a Rangi, Auckland
126 min walk • Te Hopua a Rangi / Gloucester Park is one of the volcanoes in the Auckland volcanic field in Auckland, New Zealand, and is located in Onehunga. Its 300 m wide, sediment-filled explosion crater was used as a boat harbour in early European times and known first as Onehunga Basin then as Geddes Basin.
3.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Māngere Lagoon, Auckland
79 min walk • Māngere Lagoon is a lagoon in the Manukau Harbour, New Zealand. It occupies a volcanic crater or maar which is part of the Auckland volcanic field. Oval and about 600m long, it has a small restored scoria island remaining in the centre.
3.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Pukaki Lagoon
90 min walk • Pukaki Lagoon, located in the suburb of Mangere, New Zealand, is one of the volcanoes in the Auckland volcanic field.
4.8 miNE
Bridge
Māngere Bridge, Auckland
122 min walk • Māngere Bridge, officially also called the Manukau Harbour Crossing, is a dual motorway bridge over the Manukau Harbour in south-western Auckland, New Zealand, crossing between the suburb also known as Māngere Bridge and the suburb of Onehunga.
0.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Pukeiti, Auckland
23 min walk • Pukeiti is one of the volcanoes in the Auckland volcanic field. The spatter cone is the smallest volcano in Auckland, reaching 30 metres above sea level, and has a shallow crater over 30 metres wide. The crater rim was quarried on the south and east side.
4.5 miW
Harbor
Manukau Harbour
115 min walk • The Manukau Harbour is the second largest natural harbour in New Zealand by area. It is located to the southwest of the Auckland isthmus, and opens out into the Tasman Sea.