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{{Short description|Point in New Zealand}}
{{For|the statistical area|Rahotu#Demographics}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
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| name              = Cape Egmont
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| type              = [[Cape (geography)|Cape]]
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'''Cape Egmont''', splitting [[North Taranaki Bight|Northern]] and [[South Taranaki Bight|Southern Taranaki Bight]]s, is the westernmost point of [[Taranaki Region|Taranaki]], on the west coast of [[New Zealand]]'s [[North Island]].<ref>{{LINZ|25768||2010-03-25}}</ref> It is located close to the [[volcano|volcanic]] cone of [[Mount Taranaki]] or Mount Egmont.

It was named ''Kaap Pieter Boreel'' by Dutch explorer [[Abel Tasman]] in 1642, but renamed ''Cape Egmont'' by British explorer [[James Cook]] in 1769. (Note: Tasman did not sight Mount Taranaki, due to bad visibility, but Cook did, and after naming the mountain Mount Egmont, bestowed the same name on the promontory, which became the enduring name). Ironically, the cape retained a Dutch name, as Cook named the mountain and cape after the [[John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont|Earl of Egmont]], who claimed descent of the Dutch [[House of Egmond]].

In July 1862, Kapoaiaia near Cape Egmont was the site of a [[Hui (Māori assembly)|hui]] between 600 members of [[Taranaki (iwi)|Taranaki]], [[Ngāti Ruanui]], [[Ngā Rauru]] and [[Whanganui Māori]] iwi, discussing the [[First Taranaki War]] (1860–1861). There, it was agreed that the lands East and West of [[New Plymouth]] ([[Tataraimaka]], Kaipopo, [[Bell Block, New Zealand|Waitaha]] and [[Waitara, New Zealand|Waitara]]) were Māori lands, and that any attempt by European settlers to create a road south of Waireka Hill would be considered an act of war.<ref name="Prickett">{{Cite Q|Q58623361}}</ref>

The [[Cape Egmont Lighthouse]] was originally constructed on [[Mana Island, New Zealand|Mana Island]] near [[Porirua]] but was relocated to Cape Egmont in 1877.

==Climate==

{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
|single line=y 
|collapsed = Y
|location = Cape Egmont (1981–2010)
|Jan high C = 	21.3
|Feb high C = 	21.7
|Mar high C = 	20.7
|Apr high C = 	18.5
|May high C = 	16.4
|Jun high C = 	14.3
|Jul high C = 	13.7
|Aug high C = 	14.0
|Sep high C = 	15.2
|Oct high C = 	16.5
|Nov high C = 	17.7
|Dec high C = 	20.1
| year high C = 	
|Jan mean C = 	18.0
|Feb mean C = 	18.1
|Mar mean C = 	16.8
|Apr mean C = 	15.0
|May mean C = 	13.3
|Jun mean C = 	11.2
|Jul mean C = 	10.4
|Aug mean C = 	10.9
|Sep mean C = 	12.0
|Oct mean C = 	13.3
|Nov mean C = 	14.3
|Dec mean C = 	16.7
| year mean C = 	
|Jan low C = 	14.6
|Feb low C = 	14.5
|Mar low C = 	12.9
|Apr low C = 	11.6
|May low C = 	10.2
|Jun low C = 	8.1
|Jul low C = 	7.0
|Aug low C = 	7.7
|Sep low C = 	8.8
|Oct low C = 	10.0
|Nov low C = 	11.0
|Dec low C = 	13.3
| year low C = 	
|rain colour = green	
|Jan rain mm = 	96.6
|Feb rain mm = 	82.6
|Mar rain mm = 	108.0
|Apr rain mm = 	128.0
|May rain mm = 	133.3
|Jun rain mm = 	138.6
|Jul rain mm = 	160.9
|Aug rain mm = 	130.0
|Sep rain mm = 	121.6
|Oct rain mm = 	111.1
|Nov rain mm = 	84.0
|Dec rain mm = 	115.0
|year rain mm = 	
|source 1 = NIWA (rain 1971–2000)<ref name= NIWA>
{{cite web
|url = http://cliflo.niwa.co.nz
|title = CliFlo – National Climate Database : Cape Egmont	
|publisher = NIWA
|access-date = 20 May 2024}}</ref>
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{South Taranaki District}}

[[Category:Headlands of New Zealand|Egmont]]
[[Category:South Taranaki District]]


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