Id:
ZLV/BOI-004
Name
Class
Volcano
Description
Putahi is a 381 m (1,250 ft) high rhyolite dome, in the Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field in New Zealand.
"In the last half-million years, 12 small basalt volcanoes have erupted in the southern part of the field (Smith
et al. 1993), forming a cluster of scoria cones around Kaikohe. Te Puke volcano erupted in the hills
behind Waitangi 100 000 years ago, forming three small cones and a spreading flow that now underlies
Waitangi golf course and treaty grounds. The youngest volcano is Tauanui, 10 km south of Kaikohe, which
60 000 years ago produced a high scoria cone and a lava flow that flowed 19 km down the Taheke Valley
towards the Hokianga Harbour. The field includes a small rhyolite dome (Putahi), overlooking Lake
Omapere. The field should still be considered dormant, and not extinct."
Radius of Activation Zone
Within 0.8km, or within sight
Public access to AZ
Via public road(s):
Remuera Settlement Road; Te Pua Road; Lake Road
Field Name
Kaikohe-Bay of Islands Volcanic Field
Height
381
Date Range
60.0k years ago to 2.0M years ago
Eon
Phanerozoic
Era
Cenozoic
Period
Quaternary
Epoch
Pleistocene
Lies within
Region
District
Iwi
Ngā Puhi country
Location
NZTM2000: 1673464, 6085245 (alt: 381m)
Maidenhead
RF64vp
Active?
Yes
Valid for NZART awards?
No
Valid From
1900-01-01
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