Mount Richmond

Mount Richmond
Ōtāhuhu
Mount Richmond

The northern crater of Mount Richmond.
Elevation 50 m (164 ft)
Location
Location North Island, New Zealand
Coordinates 36°55′57″S 174°50′22″E / 36.932562°S 174.839451°E / -36.932562; 174.839451Coordinates: 36°55′57″S 174°50′22″E / 36.932562°S 174.839451°E / -36.932562; 174.839451
Geology
Volcanic arc/belt Auckland volcanic field

Mount Richmond (also Ōtāhuhu) is one of the volcanoes of the Auckland Volcanic Field. A group of scoria mounds up to 50 m high, it has two 50 m wide craters. It was the site of a , and retains some Māori earthworks from that time such as kumara pits and terracing.

References

  • City of Volcanoes: A geology of Auckland - Searle, Ernest J.; revised by Mayhill, R.D.; Longman Paul, 1981. First published 1964. ISBN 0-582-71784-1.
  • Volcanoes of Auckland: The Essential guide - Hayward, B.W., Murdoch, G., Maitland, G.; Auckland University Press, 2011.

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