⛰️ Mount Pirongia

New Zealand · Oceania · 959 m · 37.99°S, 175.10°E

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. In the adjacent picture, the characteristic profile of the mountain can be seen, along with a prominent accessory cone to the right.

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Quick facts

Country	New Zealand
Continent / region	Oceania
Elevation	959 m above sea level
Coordinates (approx.)	37.99°S, 175.10°E · view on map

Mount Pirongia rises to 959 m in New Zealand, in Oceania. The full story of this mountain is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

More peaks in New Zealand

Mount Tongariro · Mount Ngauruhoe · Douglas Peak (New Zealand) · Mount Tasman · Mount Honey · Aoraki / Mount Cook · Castle Hill, New Zealand · Mitre Peak · Mount Haast (Westland District) · Mount Galloway.

Elevation from Wikidata. Coordinates approximate summit. Introduction & image: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached 30 days; the page renders even if the feed is momentarily unreachable.