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| Rainbow Mountain |
After the mammoth climb up Mt Taranaki last time this peak was a nice mental and physical break. Situated just south of Rotorua on SH5 and within the Taupo Volcanic Zone, this one starts with a nice, gentle and well formed track that meandered at a steady pace around the flank of the mountain and got slightly steeper towards the summit. Early in the track are nice views of a small thermal lake (Green lake), fantastically coloured cliffs (hence the montain's name) and further up several steaming fumeroles just off the main track make for a nice photo opportunity. Upon reaching the trig at the summit the views here were great. In the hazy distance was Mt Tauhara near Taupo, with great vistas over Mt Tarawera and Lake Rotomahana. On the whole a great climb not too far from home.
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| View of Mt Tarawera and Lake Rotomahana from Rainbow mountain summit |
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Maybe time for a couple more before winter gets here...
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