Mount Ngauruhoe
An image captured from the National Park side of the mountain. I had seen the volcanic colours that were visible on the outside as well as the inside of the cone from this viewpoint. It's nice to see the volcanic crater colours as with winter approaching, this will soon be covered in snow. There was a good safe place to park the car and enjoy the view!
Mount Ngauruhoe (Māori: Ngāuruhoe) is a volcanic cone in New Zealand. It is the youngest vent in the Tongariro stratovolcano complex on the Central Plateau of the North Island and first erupted about 2,500 years ago. Although often regarded as a separate mountain, geologically, it is a secondary cone of Mount Tongariro.
The volcano lies between the active volcanoes of Mount Tongariro to the north and Mount Ruapehu to the south, to the west of the Rangipo Desert and 25 kilometres to the south of the southern shore of Lake Taupō.
(Courtesy Wikipedia)
© Dominic Scott 2023
Mount Ngauruhoe
An image captured from the National Park side of the mountain. I had seen the volcanic colours that were visible on the outside as well as the inside of the cone from this viewpoint. It's nice to see the volcanic crater colours as with winter approaching, this will soon be covered in snow. There was a good safe place to park the car and enjoy the view!
Mount Ngauruhoe (Māori: Ngāuruhoe) is a volcanic cone in New Zealand. It is the youngest vent in the Tongariro stratovolcano complex on the Central Plateau of the North Island and first erupted about 2,500 years ago. Although often regarded as a separate mountain, geologically, it is a secondary cone of Mount Tongariro.
The volcano lies between the active volcanoes of Mount Tongariro to the north and Mount Ruapehu to the south, to the west of the Rangipo Desert and 25 kilometres to the south of the southern shore of Lake Taupō.
(Courtesy Wikipedia)
© Dominic Scott 2023