Mount Kaukau
Mount Kaukau is a large hill in the northern suburbs of Wellington, New Zealand near Johnsonville, Khandallah and Ngaio. The summit is 445 m above sea level and is the most visible high point in the Wellington landscape further accentuated by Wellington's main television transmitter mast, which stands 122 m from the summit.
Places of Interest
Highlights: Simla Crescent railway station and Khandallah.
Awarua Street railway station
Railway station
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Broadmeadows and Ngaio.
Khandallah
Suburb
Photo: National Library NZ on The Commons, Public domain.Mount Kaukau
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 445 metres
- Description: mountain in New Zealand
- Categories: mountain, hill, and landform
- Location: Wellington, Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-41.23148° or 41° 13′ 53″ south
Longitude
174.77794° or 174° 46′ 41″ east
Elevation
445 metres (1,460 feet)
Open location code
4VCPQQ9H+C5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Maori—“Mount Kaukau” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kaukau”
- Chinese: “泳山”
- Dutch: “Mount Kaukau”
- Irish: “Kaukau”
- Japanese: “カウカウ山”
- Ladin: “Mount Kaukau”
- Maori: “Kaukau”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Rangoon Heights and Raroa.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Kaukau Lookout and Khandallah Park and Johnsonville Park.
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