Mount Wellington, New Zealand

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Mt Wellington
Local Authority	Auckland City
Characteristics:
Train stations	Sylvia Park Train Station
Surrounded by:
North	Ellerslie, St. John's Park
East	Tamaki River, Pakuranga
South	Westfield
West	Penrose

Mount Wellington
Elevation	135 metres (443 ft)
Location	Auckland, North Island, New Zealand
Range	Auckland Volcanic Field
Coordinates	36°55′S, 174°49′E
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

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.