Tawhai Falls
Tawhai Falls is a waterfall in Greater Wellington, North Island and has an elevation of 931 metres. Tawhai Falls is situated nearby to the hamlet Whakapapa Village.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: black friction, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mahuia Rapid and Chateau Tongariro.
Mahuia Rapid
Rapids
Photo: Genet, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mahuia Rapid is a rapids, which is situated 3 km north of Tawhai Falls.
Chateau Tongariro
Building
Photo: Andy king50, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Grand Chateau, also known as the Chateau Tongariro, was a hotel and resort complex located in Whakapapa Village close to Whakapapa skifield on the slopes of Mount Ruapehu, within the boundaries of Tongariro National Park, New Zealand's oldest national park. Chateau Tongariro is situated 3½ km southeast of Tawhai Falls.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whakapapa Village and Iwikau Village.
Whakapapa Village
Hamlet
Whakapapa Village is a small village in the Ruapehu District of New Zealand, which serves as the main entrance to Tongariro National Park. Whakapapa Village is situated 3½ km southeast of Tawhai Falls.
Iwikau Village
Hamlet
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Iwikau Village is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km southeast of Tawhai Falls.
Tawhai Falls
- Type: Waterfall
- Description: Waterfall in New Zealand
- Category: body of water
- Location: Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-39.17302° or 39° 10′ 23″ southLongitude
175.51475° or 175° 30′ 53″ eastElevation
931 metres (3,054 feet)Height
13 metres (43 feet)Open location code
4VGQRGG7+QWOpenStreetMap ID
node 2014628214OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfallGeoNames ID
6224837Wikidata ID
Q34854337
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Slovenian—“Tawhai Falls” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Tawhai Falls”
- German: “Tawhai Falls”
- Slovenian: “Tawhai Falls”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as National Park Village and Waikune.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lahar mounds and Debris Avalanche Mounds.
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