Kaimai Range

The Kaimai Range (sometimes referred to as the Kaimai Ranges) is a mountain range in the North Island of New Zealand. It is part of a series of ranges, with the Coromandel Range to the north and the Mamaku Ranges to the south. The Kaimai Range separates the Waikato in the west from the Bay of Plenty in the east. The highest point of the range is Mount Te Aroha (953 m), at the foot of which is the town of Te Aroha. The range's terrain is rough, and only two roads pass over it: State Highway 2, across the northern end of the range through Karangahake Gorge, and State Highway 29 from Tauranga to Hamilton. Mt Te Aroha can be described as the northern head peak of the Kaimai Range. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "eat fermented food" for Kaimāī. The Kaimai Ranges feature in local Māori folklore. The name Te Aroha translates from Māori as Te - The & Aroha - Love. Literally "the love". The name comes from a Māori legend that the sun god - male - loved the moon goddess - female. They never could see each another due to the planets' positions. One day, the moon goddess came to earth to see the sun god, despite knowing the risks, and was turned to stone as the daylight came. Hers was the ultimate expression of love: Te Aroha in Māori. This is why, on the Kaimai Range to the right of Mt Te Aroha, a high rock silhouetted against the skyline that looks shaped like a woman from afar, is known locally as the Rock of Hinemoa. Within the Kaimai Range

Location: New Zealand.

Mountain range data from Wikidata (CC0). Elevation is the height of the highest peak.