Pūtauaki

Pūtauaki

Pūtauaki, known in English as Mount Edgecumbe, is a dacite volcanic cone in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand. A King of the Mountain race was run on Pūtauaki as part of the international King of the Mountain series between 1955 and 2020, and proceeds were donated to charity.

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Map centred on Pūtauaki (red marker) showing surface volcanic deposits including the present surface Ōkataina Caldera ignimbrites.
Zoom
12
Align
center
Width
295
Height
350
Location
Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand
Image Map
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Other Name
Mount Edgecumbe
Elevation M
821
Last Eruption
± 130 BCE
Label Position
right