Id:
ZLV/ALX-002
Name
Class
Volcano
Description
"Karioi or Mount Karioi is a 2.4 million year old extinct stratovolcano 8 km (5.0 mi) SW of Raglan in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It was the earliest of the line of 6 calcalkalic volcanoes, the largest of which is Mount Pirongia (the others are at Kakepuku, Te Kawa, Tokanui, Waikeria and probably Puketotara)."
Radius of Activation Zone
Within 1.5km, or within sight
Public access to AZ
Via DOC track(s):
Wairake Track; Karioi 1 Carpark To Lookout; Karioi 2 Lookout To Summit
Via park(s):
Pirongia Forest Park; Conservation Area - Mount Karioi
Via unformed legal road(s)
Field Name
Alexandra Volcanic Group
Height
710
Date Range
2.3M years ago to 2.6M years ago
Eon
Phanerozoic
Era
Cenozoic
Period
Quaternary
Epoch
Pliocene
Lies within
Region
District
Geology
Iwi
Ngāti Mahuta country
Location
NZTM2000: 1758523, 5807651 (alt: 710m)
Maidenhead
RF72jd
Active?
Yes
Valid for NZART awards?
No
Valid From
1900-01-01
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Summits
| [ZL1/WK-063] Mount Karioi |
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