Mountains in New Zealand
Taupō Volcano
760 m2,493 ft
Volcano · North Island Volcanic Plateau · New Zealand
Lake Taupō, in the centre of New Zealand's North Island, fills the caldera of the Taupō Volcano, a large rhyolitic supervolcano. This huge volcano has produced two of the world's most powerful eruptions in geologically recent times.
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At the summit · forecast for 4:00 PM
14 °CMostly clear · wind 20 km/h from the W
See it in 3DWeather at the summit of Taupō Volcano, 760 m
- 4:00 PM14 °CW 20 km/h–
- 7:00 PM12 °CW 28 km/h–
- 10:00 PM10 °CW 30 km/h–
- 1:00 AM8 °CW 29 km/h–
- 4:00 AM7 °CW 27 km/h–
- 7:00 AM6 °CSW 19 km/h–
- 10:00 AM9 °CW 18 km/h–
- 1:00 PM12 °CW 26 km/h–
| Day | Sky | High / low | Rain | Wind up to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Oct 28 | Partly cloudy | 12 °C / 6 °C | 1.7 mm | 31 km/h |
| Thu, Oct 29 | Rain | 11 °C / 7 °C | 10.5 mm | 38 km/h |
| Fri, Oct 30 | Light rain | 11 °C / 7 °C | 1.2 mm | 37 km/h |
| Sat, Oct 31 | Mostly clear | 12 °C / 6 °C | – | 21 km/h |
| Sun, Nov 1 | Partly cloudy | 12 °C / 8 °C | 1.5 mm | 17 km/h |
| Mon, Nov 2 | Cloudy | 12 °C / 9 °C | 0.5 mm | 15 km/h |
| Tue, Nov 3 | Partly cloudy | 14 °C / 9 °C | 0.2 mm | 12 km/h |
Forecast by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), updated 02:17 PM GMT+13. Times are local.
Facts
- What it is
- Volcano
- Height above sea level
- 760 m (2,493 ft)
- Range
- North Island Volcanic Plateau
- Country
- New Zealand
- Coordinates
- 38.806°S 175.901°E
- Volcano number
- 241070 at the Global Volcanism Program
- Source
- Wikidata, CC0
27 recorded eruptions
- Eruption in 1910
- Eruption in 1846
- Eruption in 260
- Eruption in 233
- Eruption in 200 BCE
- Eruption in 800 BCE
- Eruption in 1,010 BCE
- Eruption in 1,050 BCE
- Eruption in 1,250 BCE
- Eruption in 1,460 BCE
- Eruption in 2,500 BCE
- Eruption in 2,600 BCE
The latest 12 of 27, from the Smithsonian’s Global Volcanism Program through History.
Peaks near Taupō Volcano
- Ben Lomond744 m · 24 km awayOn the map
- Tauhara1,088 m · 26 km awayOn the map
- Wairakei493 m · 27 km awayOn the map
- Pihanga1,326 m · 29 km awayOn the map
- Mount Tongariro1,978 m · 43 km awayOn the map
- Mount Ngauruhoe2,291 m · 45 km awayOn the map
- Reporoa caldera592 m · 57 km awayOn the map
- Craters of the MoonHill · 23 km awayOn the map
- Kakaramea-Tihia MassifMountain · 26 km awayOn the map
- OtukouHill · 34 km awayOn the map
Highest in the North Island Volcanic Plateau
- Mount Ruapehu2,797 mOn the map
- Mount Ngauruhoe2,291 mOn the map
- Mount Tongariro1,978 mOn the map
- Taupō Volcano760 mOn the map
Highest mountains in New Zealand
- Aoraki / Mount Cook3,724 mOn the map
- Mount Tasman3,497 mOn the map
- Malte-Brun3,199 mOn the map
- Mount Sefton3,151 mOn the map
- Mount Elie De Beaumont3,109 mOn the map
- La Perouse3,078 mOn the map
- Douglas Peak3,077 mOn the map
- The Minarets3,040 mOn the map
- Mount Aspiring / Tititea3,033 mOn the map
- Mount Hamilton3,025 mOn the map
