Tauhara Cave (Bay of Plenty) Traditional Cache
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Tauhara Cave (Bay of Plenty)
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There is a steep walking track to the top of Mount Tauhara, starting at Mountain Road. On a clear day, the summit offers excellent views over the Volcanic Plateau, encompassing the entirety of Lake Taupo in the southeast.
Follow the path all the way, past the trig, to the end by the rocky outcrop. Go a bit further down and the
cache is hidden near a "cave" entrance.
It is a 500ml container, containing a Logbook and a selection of Dinosaurs,
Mount Tauhara is a dormant stratovolcano, reaching 3,569 feet (1,088 m) above sea level, situated within the Taupo caldera towards the centre of the Taupo Volcanic Zone, which stretches from White Island in the north, to Mount Ruapehu in the south, to Mount Taranaki in the west.
Formed about 65,000 years ago, Mount Tauhara was not a violently explosive vent, instead slowly oozing a viscous dacitic lava.
Little evidence of its volcanic past remains today; the peak is covered in dense native bush.
"Tauhara" is Maori for "alone, or isolated".
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