Ngauruhoe

Landsat 7 (Pseudo Color) satellite picture of Tongariro National Park showing (from top to bottom) a part of Lake Taupo, Lake Rotopounamu, snow-covered mountains Tongariro, Ngauruhoe and Ruapehu ..

Tongariro National Park, New Zealand 2008

The boundary encircles the Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe and Tongariro mountain massif at an altitude of 500-1,550 meters (m).

Tongariro National Park, New Zealand 2008

Ski-field development has been restricted by zoning the alpine regions of Mount Ruapehu and the summits of Mounts Tongariro and Ngauruhoe as 'pristine areas'.

Tongariro National Park, New Zealand 2008

Foot trails give access to several areas, including the Mount Tongariro complex, and encircle both Ngauruhoe and Ruapehu massifs.

Tongariro National Park, New Zealand 2008

The summits of Tongariro, Ngauruhoe and Ruapehu were constituted as the nation's first National Park in October 1894 and gazetted in 1907 with an area of 25,213 ha.

Tongariro National Park, New Zealand 2008

Developments are prohibited above 1,500 m in the Tongariro and Ngauruhoe area, and generally above 2,250 m on Ruhapehu.

Tongariro National Park, New Zealand 2008

The active group extends about 20 km along a south-west to north-east axis, with a width of some 10 km and comprises Tongariro (1,968 m), Ngauruhoe (2,290 m) and Ruapehu (2,797 m) volcanoes, the three great volcanic mountains of central North Island.

Tongariro National Park, New Zealand 2008

Volcanoes, one of which, Ngauruhoe, the highest cone of Mount Tongariro, was in active eruption in 1909, and a volcanic belt marks the centre of the North Island.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913

Monday Musings: Russian activity, tremors at Ngauruhoe and Mayon climbers beware

ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science 2010

Senior Constable Barry Shepherd says cloud prevented a helicopter reaching the trampers, so rescuers tramped up Ngauruhoe from South Crater in trying conditions.

Radio New Zealand News Headlines 2010