Mount Taranaki, New Zealand
A near-perfect cone that stood in for Mount Fuji on film.
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The Standard resolution model is free as STL, 3MF, Colored 3MF, OBJ and a 16-bit heightmap. High resolution samples the place about ten times more finely.
- Region
- New Zealand
- Position
- -39.2964, 174.0634
- Area
- 20 × 20 km
- Real elevation
- 223 to 2,488 m (2,265 m of relief)
- Printed size
- 150 mm (5.9 in) wide, about 1:133,300
- Heights
- True to scale
- Elevation data
- Open satellite data (SRTM and others), about 30 m per point
- Suggested color
- Natural
- Group
- Volcanoes and craters
About Mount Taranaki, New Zealand
Mount Taranaki (Māori: Taranaki Maunga), officially Taranaki Maunga and also known as Mount Egmont, is a dormant stratovolcano in the Taranaki region on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island. At 2,518 metres (8,261 ft), it is the second highest mountain in the North Island, after Mount Ruapehu. It has a secondary cone, Fanthams Peak (Māori: Panitahi), 1,966 metres (6,450 ft), on its south side.
From Wikipedia: Mount Taranaki, text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. The article’s history lists its authors.
Questions about Mount Taranaki, New Zealand
Where is Mount Taranaki?
Mount Taranaki is in New Zealand at -39.2964, 174.0634. The model covers a 20 by 20 kilometer square around that point.
How high is the terrain in the Mount Taranaki model?
The land in this model runs from 223 to 2,488 m (2,265 m of relief). These are the measured heights, printed true to scale.
Can I 3D print Mount Taranaki?
Yes. Download the free Standard resolution STL and print it on any FDM or resin printer. It is 150 mm wide and about 22 mm tall, on a solid 5 mm base, at a scale of about 1:133,300. It also works for CNC carving. Use Customize to change the width, base thickness or height exaggeration, make it round or add a name plate.
How accurate is the Mount Taranaki model?
It is built from real elevation measurements, not an artist's guess: open satellite and survey data (NASA SRTM, Copernicus and national surveys), about 30 meters per point. The shaded picture on this page is made from the same data.
Is the Mount Taranaki model free?
The Standard resolution model is free as STL, 3MF, Colored 3MF, OBJ and a 16-bit heightmap. High resolution samples the place about ten times more finely and is a paid upgrade.
What is a Mount Taranaki terrain model good for?
People use it as a geology lesson you can hold, a classroom model or a desk piece.
About this terrain model
Embossify Terra builds Mount Taranaki, New Zealand from real measured elevation, not an artist's guess. Outside the United States the heights come from open satellite and survey data (NASA SRTM, Copernicus and national surveys), about 30 meters per point.
The model covers a 20 by 20 kilometer square centered on -39.2964, 174.0634. It prints 150 mm (5.9 in) wide on a solid base, a scale of about 1:133,300. The heights are true to scale. The sea is flattened to zero, so land stands on a clean base.
New to terrain printing? Read how Terra works. The shaded picture on this page is made by Embossify from the same elevation data.
