Mount Hikurangi (Northland)

Although not as prominent as its eastern namesake, Northland's Mount Hikurangi is also of note. At 625 metres, this peak overlooks central Northland and is a prominent peak on the skyline at the Bay of Islands, the site of the first permanent European settlement in New Zealand.

For the mountain in Gisborne District, New Zealand, see Mount Hikurangi (Gisborne District).

There is also a volcanic cone near Hikurangi, 365 metres high, called Hikurangi.

References
  • "Place name detail: Hikurangi". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 8 April 2009.


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