Duders Hill (also Takamaiiwaho) was a 20 metre high scoria mound located on the Devonport coast, on the lower south-east slopes of Takarunga / Mount Victoria, in the Auckland volcanic field. It was mostly quarried away in the early 20th century

Duders Hill shown behind the North Shore Rowing Club, photographed in 1904

Geology

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The hill is thought to have been a section of Mount Victoria's upper scoria cone which was rafted downslope with lava flows.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Cameron, Ewen; Hayward, Bruce; Murdoch, Graeme (2008). A Field Guide to Auckland: Exploring the Region's Natural and Historical Heritage (rev. ed.). Random House New Zealand. p. 149. ISBN 978-1-86962-1513.
  • City of Volcanoes: A geology of Auckland - Searle, Ernest J.; revised by Mayhill, R.D.; Longman Paul, 1981. First published 1964. ISBN 0-582-71784-1.
  • Volcanoes of Auckland: The Essential guide - Hayward, B.W., Murdoch, G., Maitland, G.; Auckland University Press, 2011.
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36°49′48″S 174°48′11″E / 36.830039°S 174.802949°E / -36.830039; 174.802949