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Cass Peak

Ōrongomai / Cass Peak is a hill in the western Port Hills in , New Zealand. Its most notable feature is a radar dome that was built on the peak in the late 1980s, which is used for aircraft positioning services.
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Photo: Melissa Hutchison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 545 metres
  • Description: hill in New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Ōrongomai” and “Ōrongomai / Cass Peak”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Marleys Hill and Ōmawete/Coopers Knob.

Peak
is a hill in the Port Hills above , . It is a short distance south-west of , and is taller than it by a few metres.

Peak
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ōmawete / Coopers Knob is a hill in the Port Hills approximately 13.5 kilometres south of , . It is the highest point on the Port Hills, at 573 metres.

Mountain saddle
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a mountain saddle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ohinetahi and Governors Bay.

Locality
Photo: J Brew, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a locality.

Village
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small town in Canterbury, New Zealand.

Hamlet
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a very small community on at the head of Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō. It sits on the junction of the road to Gebbies Pass and the road from to .

Cass Peak

Latitude
-43.63592° or 43° 38′ 9″ south
Longitude
172.62402° or 172° 37′ 27″ east
Elevation
545 metres (1,788 feet)
Named after
Thomas Cass
Open location code
4V8J9J7F+JJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7694532975
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
2192544
Wiki­data ID
Q12054360
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Satellite Map

Discover Cass Peak from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Maori—“Cass Peak” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Cass Peak”
  • Dutch: “Cass Peak”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل كاس پياك”
  • Maori: “Ō-Rongo-Mai”
  • Maori: “Ōrongomai”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cass Peak Scenic Reserve and Orongomai Scenic Reserve.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Cass Peak”. Photo: Melissa Hutchison, CC BY-SA 2.0.