Mountain · Bay of Plenty Region

Maunga Kākaramea

743 m2,438 ft

Prominence: 305 m1,000 ft
Isolation: 3.1 km
Tonight: 6°CPartly cloudy · Wind 17 km/h NW

Maunga Kākaramea is a 743 m (2,438 ft) mountain in Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand.

All facts

Elevation: 743 m · 2,438 ft
Nearest higher peak: Mount Tarawera (1,111 m)
Region: Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand
Protected area: Rainbow Mountain Scenic Reserve
Coordinates: 38.3196° S, 176.3885° E

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3D map

Maunga Kākaramea 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Maunga Kākaramea terrain and contours

20 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 100 mShowing west → east through the summit

Maunga Kākaramea elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Maunga Kākaramea weather

Today · Clear · 6 / 17°C (43 / 63°F) · Wind 17 km/h NW

Maunga Kākaramea forecast for the summit, about 743 m.

Today6°17°–17 km/h NW
Sun6°16°–18 km/h W
Mon7°14°0.6 mm22 km/h NW
Tue5°13°4.4 mm26 km/h NW
Wed3°13°–18 km/h SW
Thu7°13°2.0 mm27 km/h W
Fri5°13°–20 km/h SW
Sat6°15°–17 km/h W
Sun7°15°0.3 mm16 km/h N
Mon9°16°4.4 mm26 km/h N

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 23, 23:18 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Maunga Kākaramea

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Maunga Kākaramea, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

Nearest parking
1.2 km WNW
+2 more within 1.4 km
Directions Map
Nearest campsite
Lake Okaro Campsite
2.5 km N · +2 more within 7.6 km
Directions Map

All mapped places 6

Place	Distance
Parking	1.2 km WNW
Parking	1.3 km WNW
Parking	1.4 km WSW
Lake Okaro CampsiteCampsite	2.5 km N
Campsite	2.7 km SE
Waikite Valley Thermal PoolsCampsite	7.6 km W

Slope

Share of the 6 × 6 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 74% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°

73.6%

Moderate, 15–30°

24.7%

Steep, 30–45°

1.7%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.0%

Steeper than 30°: 1.7% of the 36 km² view
Relief in view: 384 m low point 354 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 60.1%Grassland 37.9%Water 1.1%Built-up 0.6%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 3 km; 359 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Totorowhiti48
Toatoa37
Korokio37
Kāmahi37
New Zealand Bamboo Orchid33
Toru32

Where it sits

Where Maunga Kākaramea sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Mount TaraweraPeak · 1,111 m15 km NE

Downloads

Maunga Kākaramea downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Print & wall

JPGMaunga Kākaramea satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2025-03-10.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 737 m at the summit; the official height is 743 m.

A 30 m terrain model averages each cell, so a few metres either way is normal.

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	743 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	737 m	-6 m
Copernicus GLO-90	727 m	-16 m

Data sources

Terrain: Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025 (scene 2025-03-10)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Accuracy comparison: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast: Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources: Wikidata · Wikipedia

Maunga Kākaramea

West → east through the summit

Nearest parking

Nearest campsite

Data sources