# Maunga Kākaramea (Rainbow Mountain)

- **Country:** New Zealand
- **Coordinates:** -38.319480, 176.388620
- **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

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.

![Photo of Maunga Kākaramea (Rainbow Mountain)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/Rainbow_Mountain_Scenic_Reserve_15.jpg)

**Source:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maunga_Kākaramea (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)