| Mt Wellington | |
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| Basic information | |
| Local authority | Auckland |
| Facilities | |
| Train station(s) | Panmure Train Station |
| Surrounds | |
| North | Ellerslie, St. John's Park |
| East | Tamaki River, Pakuranga |
| South | Westfield |
| West | Penrose |
| Mount Wellington | |
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Mount Wellington |
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| Elevation | 135 m (443 ft) |
| Location | |
| Location | Auckland, North Island, New Zealand |
| Range | Auckland Volcanic Field |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | Unknown |
| Easiest route | Hike |
Mount Wellington is a peak and a suburb in Auckland City, New Zealand
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Mount Wellington is a 137 metre volcanic peak located in the Auckland volcanic field of Auckland, New Zealand. It is the youngest onshore volcano of the Auckland volcanic field, having been formed by an eruption around 10,000 years ago. It is the largest of Auckland's scoria cones.[1]Mt Wellington is not expected to erupt again.
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. State secondary schools serving the area include St Peter's College and Selwyn College.
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 has been quarried for industrial aggregates, and the large quarry to the north of the mountain produced 7% of New Zealand's roading aggregate.[1] The quarry has now closed and is being redeveloped for housing. The volcanic scoria cone is of the greatest geological and archaeological interest however.