There's a saying in Taranaki - if you can't see the mountain, it's raining and if you can see the mountain, it's about to rain. Mount Taranaki is one the most climbed mountains in New Zealand but changeable weather conditions can make it treacherous.
It's not clear from this angle - but Mount Egmont doubled as Mount Fuji in that well known Tom Cruise film - The Last Samurai
Peak of Mt Egmont / Taranaki seen from the front seat of a helicopter
Closeup of snow covered Mt Egmont / Taranaki seen from a helicopter
Mount Egmont / Taranaki seen from Lake Mangamahoe, just off State Highway 3 in Taranaki
Dawson Falls on Mount Egmont / Taranaki
New Zealand - Mt Egmont / Taranaki seen after a snow fall from Stratford
New Zealand - Field full of snow in front of Mt Egmont / Taranaki
Mt Egmont seen from the King Edward Park playing fields in Stratford
View of Mt Egmont / Taranaki from Stratford on State Highway 3
Mt Taranaki - walk down to Dawsons Falls - Video of the walk down to Dawson Falls on Mt Taranaki in New Zealand
Mt Taranaki - drive up to Dawsons Falls - Video of the drive to Dawson Falls on Mt Taranaki in New Zealand
Mt Taranaki - Dawson Falls to Stratford - Video of the drive from Dawson Falls in Egmont National Park to Stratford, Taranaki
Taranaki - drive from Pukeiti Gardens to New Plymouth - Video of the drive from Pukeiti Gardens to New Plymouth
Mt Egmont and King Edward Park - Mt Egmont seen from the King Edward Park playing fields in Stratford
New Zealand - places not to miss - Recommended places to visit in and around New Zealand
Stratford - view of Mt Egmont / Taranaki - View of Mt Egmont / Taranaki from Stratford on State Highway 3
Stratford Saleyard and Lake Managamahoe - New Zealand travelogue for November 2007, covering Taranaki on the North Island and a trip around South Island
Walk around Stratford - New Zealand travelogue for November 2007, covering Taranaki on the North Island and a trip around South Island
Stratford Glockenspiel - The Stratford Glockenspeil in Taranaki
Egmont National Park - Department of Conservation (DOC) information on and about the Egmont National Park
Mark Sukhija is a travel and wine blogger, photographer, tourism researcher, hat-touting, white-shirt-wearing, New Zealand fantatic and eclipse chaser. Aside from at least annual visits to New Zealand, Mark has seen eclipses in South Australia (2002), Libya (2006), China (2009) and Queensland (2012). After twelve years in Switzerland, Mark moved back to London in 2012. You can follow Mark on Twitter or Facebook