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 pā, 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.

External links

• Painting of nearby McLennan Hills from the tuff ring crest of Mt Richmond in 1861.
• Drawing of Mt Richmond in 1861.