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Tongariro National Park

View of Mount Ruapehu from the edge of the cinder cone of Mount Ngauruhoe. Ruapehu is an active volcano with a highest peak of 2,797 m View from Ngauruhoe looking towards Mt Tongariro and the Blue Lake. Ngauruhoe has erupted 45 times in the 20th century, most recently in 1974 Hikers on the Tongarirro crossing track sit down for lunch beside one of the Emerald Lakes. The vivid colours are partly due to dissolved minerals washed down from the thermal area of the nearby Red Crater Two hikers stand on the rim of Red Crater on the Tongariro crossing. The crater was formed around the time of King Solomon 1000 BCE. The exposed lava tube inside Red Crater. The colour of the crater walls is due to extreme heat oxidising the iron content of the rocks. Thermals visible in the valley on the Tongariro crossing. Walking the edge of the cinder-cone atop Mount Ngauruhoe View across the plateau on the Tongariro crossing. Getting acquainted with the many forms of scree on the slopes of the volcano. Hikers close to the summit of Mount Ngauruhoe. The climb is steep with deep scree most of the way but small ridges of hardened rock at the top make the climb easier.

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