Maunga Kākaramea (Rainbow Mountain)
Maunga Kākaramea (also known officially as Rainbow Mountain) is a high dacite volcano located between Rotorua and Taupō in the North Island Volcanic Plateau of New Zealand. It has multiple steaming features and a picturesque crater lake reached by a short walk from the nearest road and has a nearby geothermal area.
Details
- Doi
- 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2022.107552
- Hdl
- 2292/59681
- Date
- 2022-07-01
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Last1
- Berryman
- Last2
- Villamor
- Last3
- Nairn
- Last4
- Begg
- Last5
- Alloway
- Last6
- Rowland
- Last7
- Lee
- Last8
- Capote
- S2cid
- 248111450
- Title
- Volcano-tectonic interactions at the southern margin of the Okataina Volcanic Centre, Taupō Volcanic Zone, New Zealand
- Access
- State Highway 5
- First1
- Kelvin
- First2
- Pilar
- First3
- Ian.A.
- First4
- John
- First5
- Brent V.
- First6
- Julie
- First7
- Julie
- First8
- Ramon
- Volume
- 427
- Bibcode
- 2022JVGR..42707552B
- Journal
- Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
- Location
- Waikato, New Zealand
- Elevation M
- 743
- Easiest Route
- [https://www.rotoruanz.com/things-to-do/walking-hiking/mt-kakaramea-rainbow-mountain-summit-track Mt Kakaramea (Rainbow Mountain) Summit Track]
- Last Eruption
- Hydrothermal about 1315 CE, as dacite about 180,000 years ago{{cite journal
- Label Position
- right