Photo: Mt Taranaki Volcano New Zealand

The peak of the volcano Mt Taranaki is sprinkled by snow in the early summer in New Zealand.

Mt Taranaki is a gigantic conical volcano which rises to 2518 metres in the sunset sky on the North Island of New Zealand. This massive volcano dominates the landscape as the sun glistens off the snow covered peak at sunset.Surrounded by the lush rainforest that is protected by the National Parks you can get a beautiful photo of this volcano at any time of year. During the spring and summer months, the scent of the leaves and blossoms waft through the air as bees buzz around the blossoming flowers.Mt Taranaki provides tourists and locals with some of the best climbing and skiing in the New Zealand area. The volcano itself started its activity some 1.7 million years ago and has not been known to make any eruption movement since the mid-18th century.There is an endless list of activities to do on Mt Taranaki on the North Island of New Zealand some which include rock climbing, tramping, skiing and also taking pleasure in the scenic lakes, rivers and water slides that mother nature was kind enough to provide. ... continue below the picture...

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... To get to Mt Taranaki in New Zealand you only have a ten minute drive from the beautiful coastline to the land of the volcano where you are sure to have a spectacular holiday.Mt Taranaki / Mt Egmont seen from the north end of the Northern Taranaki Bight at sunset, Taranaki, West Coast, North Island, New Zealand.