Raukumara Range

The Raukumara Range lies north of Gisborne, near East Cape in New Zealand's North Island. It forms part of the North Island's main mountain chain, which runs north-northeast from Wellington to East Cape, and is composed primarily of Cretaceous greywacke, argillites, siltstones and sandstones.[1][2] An epoch of the New Zealand geologic time scale lasting from 95.2 to 86.5 Mya is named the Raukumara Epoch after the range.

The North Island's highest non-volcanic peak, Mount Hikurangi (1755 m/5758 ft), is part of this range.[3] Other prominent peaks include Maungahaumi (1213 m/3979 ft), Mount Aorangi (1272 m/4173 ft), Mount Arowhana (1440 m/4724 ft), and Mount Raukumara (1343 m/4404 ft).

References

  1. ↑ Speden, I.G. (1977). "Taitai Series (Early Cretaceous) and the elimination of the Mokoiwian Stage". New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 20 (3): 537–562. doi:10.1080/00288306.1977.10427600.
  2. ↑ O'Byrne, T.N. (1967). "A correlation of rock types with soils, topography, and erosion in the Gisborne-East Cape region". New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 10 (1): 217–231. doi:10.1080/00288306.1967.10428192. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "Mount Hikurangi - Te Ara ki Hikurangi". New Zealand Government Department of Conservation. Retrieved 12 March 2013.

See also

Coordinates: 37°47′S 178°02′E / 37.783°S 178.033°E / -37.783; 178.033


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