Mount Hobson, Auckland
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For the mountain on Great Barrier Island, see Mount Hobson, Great Barrier Island.
| Mount Hobson | |
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| Remuwera | |
 Mt Hobson as viewed from One Tree Hill. |
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| Elevation | 143 m (469 ft) |
| Location | |
| Location | North Island, New Zealand |
| Coordinates | 36°52′40″S 174°47′10″E / 36.8778141°S 174.7861558°ECoordinates: 36°52′40″S 174°47′10″E / 36.8778141°S 174.7861558°E |
| Geology | |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Auckland volcanic field |
Mount Hobson (Remuwera in Māori) is a 143 m high volcanic cone in the Auckland Volcanic Field in Auckland, New Zealand.
Located in the Remuera suburb, to the east of the Newmarket commercial suburb, it has been extensively modified by human use, first by Māori use as a Pā (fortification) and later by being used as a quarry, pasture land and having its top transformed into a water reservoir for the surrounding area.[1]
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View northwestwards over Auckland City from the top of the mountain.
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Showing the water reservoir installations at the top of the mountain.
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Kumara pits from when the hill was a Māori pā .
[edit] References
- City of Volcanoes: A geology of Auckland - Searle, Ernest J.; revised by Mayhill, R.D.; Longman Paul, 1981. First published 1964. ISBN 0-582-71784-1.
- ^ History (from the 'Mt Hobson Remuwera management plan', Auckland City Council)
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