Mount Pleasant

Tauhinukorokio / Mount Pleasant, also known just as either Mount Pleasant or Tauhinukorokio individually, is the highest elevation in the eastern Port Hills in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Cavendish and Ferrymead Heritage Park.

Mount Cavendish

Peak

Photo: Anon Mouse, CC BY 2.0.

Mount Cavendish is located in the Port Hills, with views over Christchurch, New Zealand and Lyttelton. It is part of the crater wall of the extinct volcano that formed Lyttelton Harbour.

Ferrymead Heritage Park

Theme park

Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.

Ferrymead Heritage Park is an outdoor museum in Christchurch, New Zealand. First known as the Museum of Science and Technology and later Ferrymead Historic Park, it was founded in 1964 by a collection of local heritage enthusiast groups who had a common need for space to store and display their assets.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Heathcote Valley and Mount Pleasant.

Heathcote Valley

Suburb

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Heathcote Valley is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is named after Sir William Heathcote, who was secretary of the Canterbury Association.

Mount Pleasant

Suburb

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Mount Pleasant is a coastal suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. The suburb is located on the northern flank of the mountain Tauhinukorokio/Mount Pleasant in the Port Hills.

St Andrews Hill

Suburb

St Andrews Hill is a hillside suburb in south-east Christchurch, New Zealand.

Mount Pleasant

Type: Mountain with an elevation of 499 metres
Also known as: “Mount Cavendish” and “Tau-hunu-korokio”
Category: landform
Location: Christchurch City, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-43.57753° or 43° 34′ 39″ south

Longitude

172.72224° or 172° 43′ 20″ east

Elevation

499 metres (1,637 feet)

Open location code

4V8JCPCC+XV

GeoNames ID

2184518

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