Parachute Col
Parachute Col is a mountain saddle in Otago, South Island and has an elevation of 2,297 metres. Parachute Col is situated nearby to the locality Aspiring Flats, as well as near Junction Flat.Photo: Alex Proimos, CC BY 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Aeroplane Peak and Kitchener Glacier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mount Aspiring National Park.
Mount Aspiring National Park
Mount Aspiring National Park is a national park that lies in the Southern Alps of New Zealand's South Island, in the headwaters of Lake Wanaka. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of South West New Zealand, or Te Wahipounamu, which includes Fiordland National Park, Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park and Westland Tai Poutini National Park.
Parachute Col
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,297 metres
- Description: pass in New Zealand
- Categories: col and landform
- Location: Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-44.39054° or 44° 23′ 26″ southLongitude
168.76235° or 168° 45′ 44″ eastElevation
2,297 metres (7,536 feet)Open location code
4V7CJQ56+QWOpenStreetMap ID
node 6533097807OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Parachute Col” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Parachute Col”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Aspiring Flats and Junction Flat.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Charybdis and Scylla.
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