Mount Wellington, New Zealand

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Mount Wellington
Mt. Wellington
Elevation:	135 metres (442 feet)
Coordinates:	36°55′S, 174°49′E
Location:	North Island, New Zealand
Range:	Auckland Volcanic Field
First ascent:	unknown
Easiest route:	hike

Mount Wellington is a peak and a suburb in Auckland City, New Zealand

1 The peak
2 The suburb
3 History of Mount Wellington
4 See also
5 References

[edit] The peak

Mount Wellington is a 137 metre volcanic peak located in the Auckland volcanic field of Auckland, New Zealand. It was formed by an eruption around 9,000 years ago.

[edit] The suburb

Suburb:	Mount Wellington
City:	Auckland City
Island:	North Island
Surrounded by - to the north - to the east - to the south - to the west	Ellerslie, St. John's Park Tamaki River, Pakuranga Westfield Penrose

The suburb surrounding the peak is also called Mount Wellington, and is located 10 kilometres southeast of the city centre. It is surrounded by the suburbs of Tamaki, Panmure, Penrose, and Ellerslie, and by the Tamaki River.

[edit] History of Mount Wellington

Named by colonists after the Duke of Wellington, the native Māori people called it Maungarei and used it for centuries as a pā or hill fort.

Much of the old lava flow surrounding the mountain is being quarried for industrial aggregates. The volcanic scoria cone is of the greatest geological and archaeological interest however.