Rangitoto Island · 260 m · 6.1 km NE

Volcano · Auckland Region

North Head

50 m164 ft

Prominence: 42 m137 ft
Isolation: 1.1 km
Tonight: 13°CPartly cloudy · Wind 23 km/h NW

North Head is a 50 m (164 ft) volcano in Auckland Region, New Zealand.

All facts

Elevation: 50 m · 164 ft
Nearest higher peak: Takarunga / Mount Victoria (87 m)
Region: Auckland Region, New Zealand
Coordinates: 36.8279° S, 174.8124° E

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3D map

North Head 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

North Head terrain and contours

5 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 25 mShowing west → east through the summit

North Head elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

North Head weather

Today · Cloudy · 13 / 20°C (55 / 68°F) · Wind 23 km/h NW

North Head forecast for the summit, about 50 m.

Today13°20°–23 km/h NW
Sun12°21°–24 km/h W
Mon12°22°–32 km/h N
Tue13°18°7.7 mm34 km/h N
Wed12°18°–15 km/h SW
Thu13°19°2.0 mm24 km/h W
Fri14°18°–24 km/h SW
Sat13°20°–13 km/h SW
Sun11°18°0.1 mm21 km/h N
Mon17°21°7.3 mm24 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 24, 01:17 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near North Head

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

Nearest parking
0.1 km WNW
+2 more within 0.2 km
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Nearest caravan site
4.1 km W
+1 more within 6.0 km
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Nearest hut
Bach 52
5.1 km ENE
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Nearest campsite
Takapuna Beach Holiday Park
5.9 km NNW · +1 more within 6.8 km
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Nearest trailhead
Arch Hill Mountain Bike Trails
8.0 km SW
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All mapped places 9

Place	Distance
Parking	0.1 km WNW
Parking	0.1 km WNW
Parking	0.2 km NNW
Caravan site	4.1 km W
Bach 52Hut	5.1 km ENE
Takapuna Beach Holiday ParkCampsite	5.9 km NNW
Remuera Motor ParkCaravan site	6.0 km S
Auckland North Shore Motels and Holiday ParkCampsite	6.8 km WNW
Arch Hill Mountain Bike TrailsTrailhead	8.0 km SW

Slope

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

Mostly gentle: 98% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°

98.2%

Moderate, 15–30°

1.6%

Steep, 30–45°

0.2%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.0%

Steeper than 30°: 0.2% of the 36 km² view
Relief in view: 85 m low point -4 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Water 69.1%Built-up 14.8%Trees 8.5%Grassland 5.3%Mangroves 1.2%Bare rock / sparse 0.8%

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

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 3 km, measured from the North Head summit.

Summit list 3

1Mount Cambria30 m 1.0 km WNW
2Takarunga / Mount Victoria87 m 1.2 km W
3Ōrākei82 m 2.7 km SSE

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 3 km; 1,053 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Kelp Gull132
Silver Gull132
Neptune's necklace81
Myrtle Rust77
Variable Oystercatcher73
Pōhutukawa69

Where it sits

Where North Head sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Maungarei / Mount WellingtonPeak · 135 m7.8 km SSE

Downloads

North Head downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Print & wall

JPGNorth Head satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-03-03.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

13 m high This 3D map reads 63 m at the summit; the official height is 50 m.

Why: a 30 m terrain model measures the surface, snow, ice and trees included, and official heights can come from older surveys.

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	50 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	63 m	+13 m
Copernicus GLO-90	59 m	+9 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 2026 (scene 2026-03-03)
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, Panorama: 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 · OpenStreetMap · GeoNames · Wikipedia

North Head

West → east through the summit

Nearest parking

Nearest caravan site

Nearest hut

Nearest campsite

Nearest trailhead

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