Mount Saint John (New Zealand)
| Mount Saint John | ||
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 Mount Saint John crater |
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| height | 126 m | |
| location | Auckland , North Island , New Zealand | |
| Mountains | Auckland Volcanic Field | |
| Coordinates | 36 ° 53 '0 " S , 174 ° 46' 49" E | |
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| Type | Cinder cone | |
| Last eruption | more than 28,500 years ago | |
| Normal way | Hike | |
Mount Saint John ( Māori : Te Kopuke or Tikikopuke ) is one of the cinder cones of the Auckland Volcanic Field in Auckland on the North Island of New Zealand .
It is 126 meters high and has a crater 150 meters in diameter. It was the site of a Pā (fortified village) of the Māori . Earthworks such as storage pits for sweet potatoes and terraces have been preserved.
The exact age of Mt. St John is not known, but it is older than 28,500 years because it is covered by ashes from the eruption of the Three Kings volcano. Mt St John is the source of a long stream of lava, which before the outbreak of Mount Eden a river valley to the west flowed down and in Waitemata Harbor the Meola Reef was formed.
See also
literature
- Ernest J. Searle, revised. by RD Mayhill, Paul Longman: City of Volcanoes: A geology of Auckland 1981. First edition 1964, ISBN 0-582-71784-1 .
- BW Hayward, G. Murdoch, G. Maitland: Volcanoes of Auckland: The Essential Guide. Auckland University Press 2011, ISBN 9781869404796 .