Mount Ruapehu is an active stratovolcano at the southern end of the Taupo Volcanic Zone in New Zealand. It is 23 kilometres northeast of Ohakune and 23 km southwest of the southern shore of Lake Taupo, within Tongariro National Park. The North Island's major ski resorts and only glaciers are on its slopes.

Elevation - 2,797 m (9,177 ft)

Coordinates - 39°17′S 175°34′E

Age of rock - 200,000 years

Mountain type - Stratovolcano

Volcanic arc/belt - Taupo Volcanic Zone

Last eruption - 25 September 2007

First ascent - 1879 by G. Beetham and J. P. Maxwell

Easiest route - Hike

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