# Mount Ruapehu

- **Country:** New Zealand
- **Coordinates:** -39.280000, 175.570000
- **Age:** ~200,000 years
- **Type:** Stratovolcano
- **Listing:** UltraNew Zealand #19
- **Language:** Māori
- **Location:** North Island, New Zealand
- **Elevation M:** 2797
- **Translation:** pit of noise or exploding pit
- **First Ascent:** 1879 by G. Beetham and J. P. Maxwell (non-indigenous)
- **Prominence M:** 2797
- **Easiest Route:** Hike
- **Last Eruption:** 25 September 2007
- **Volcanic Zone:** Taupō Volcanic Zone
- **Label Position:** right

![Photo of Mount Ruapehu](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/Mount_Ruapehu_October_9%2C_2023_%28cropped%29.jpg)

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