Snow covers and then melts at the peak of Mount Taranaki as the seasons change on New Zealand’s North Island. The volcanic peak is encircled by dense vegetation of a protected natural forest, which contrasts sharply with the surrounding land comprised of intensively-farmed dairy pastures. Taranaki is 8,260 feet (2,518 meters) in elevation.
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