Maungaturoto (volcano)

Maungaturoto
Maungaturoto
	Maungaturoto
Highest point
Elevation	282 m (925 ft)
Coordinates	35°22′10″S 173°52′50″E / 35.369385°S 173.880529°E
Geography
	Maungaturoto (red marker) in map of surface volcanics with basaltic scoria and lava fields of the Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field. Te Ahuahu and Tarahi are to the east. Legend Key for the volcanics that are shown with panning is: ; basalt (shades of brown/orange) ; monogenetic basalts ; undifferentiated basalts of the Tangihua Complex in Northland Allochthon ; arc basalts ; arc ring basalts ; dacite ; andesite (shades of red) ; basaltic andesite ; rhyolite (ignimbrite is lighter shades of violet) ; plutonic ; White shading is selected caldera features. ; Clicking on the rectangle icon enables full window and mouse-over with volcano name/wikilink and ages before present. ;
Geology
Rock age	Pleistocene
Mountain type	Basalt cone
Rock type	Basalt
Volcanic field	Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field

Maungaturoto is a 282 metres (925 ft) high^[1] basaltic scoria cone, in the Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field in New Zealand.^[2] It was the site of a pā.

References

1 2 3 NZTopoMap:Maungaturoto
↑ Hayward, Bruce; Smith, Ian (2002). "Field Trip 7: A Taste of Northland Geology" (PDF). In Smith, Vicki; Grenfell, Hugh (eds.). Field Trip Guides, GSNZ Annual Conference "Northland 2002". Geological Society of NZ Miscellaneous Publication 112B. Retrieved 28 March 2012.

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