Gilkison Falls

Gilkison Falls is a waterfall in Otago, South Island and has an elevation of 1,384 metres. Gilkison Falls is situated nearby to the locality Surveyors Flat, as well as near Dans Paddock.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Earnslaw and Pluto Peak.

Mount Earnslaw

Peak

Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.

Mount Earnslaw / Pikirakatahi is a 2,819-metre mountain in the South Island of New Zealand. It is named after Earnslaw village in the parish of Eccles, Berwickshire, hometown of the surveyor John Turnbull Thomson's father.

Pluto Peak

Peak

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

Pluto Peak is a 2,480-metre-elevation mountain in Otago, New Zealand. Pluto Peak is situated 3½ km northwest of Gilkison Falls.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Paradise.

Paradise

Hamlet

Paradise is a rural locality in the Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand. It lies on the eastern side of the Dart River / Te Awa Whakatipu at the head of Lake Wakatipu, close to the settlement of Glenorchy. Paradise is situated 10 km south of Gilkison Falls.

Gilkison Falls

Type: Waterfall
Description: waterfall in New Zealand
Category: body of water
Location: Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-44.64229° or 44° 38′ 32″ south

Longitude

168.40539° or 168° 24′ 19″ east

Elevation

1,384 metres (4,541 feet)

Named after

Scott Gilkison

Open location code

4V7C9C54+35

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1135058114

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=waterfall

GeoNames ID

6204291

Wikidata ID

Q32206984

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to German—“Gilkison Falls” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Gilkison Falls”
German: “Gilkison Falls”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Surveyors Flat and Dans Paddock.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gilkison Falls Viewpoint and Black Peak.

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