Rochfort Crater
Rochfort Crater is a crater in Greater Wellington, North Island. Rochfort Crater is situated nearby to the reservation Maungarongo Pa, as well as near the locality Rangataua.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ohakune railway station.
Ohakune railway station
Railway station
Photo: Johnragla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ohakune railway station is a station on the North Island Main Trunk, which serves the town of Ohakune in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand. It is served by KiwiRail's Northern Explorer long distance train between Wellington and Auckland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ohakune and Rangataua.
Ohakune
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ohakune is a town of 1,400 people in the Ruapehu district of the central North Island of New Zealand, adjacent to Tongariro National Park.
Rangataua
Village
Photo: Rangataua huntaway, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rangataua is a small village in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located at the southern end of both the Tongariro National Park and Rangataua State Forest, adjacent to the southwestern slopes of the active volcano Mount Ruapehu. Rangataua is situated 5 km southeast of Rochfort Crater.
Horopito
Hamlet
Horopito is a locality in the North Island of New Zealand. It lies on State Highway 4 between the village of National Park and the town of Raetihi. In the early days Horopito was a bustling sawmilling town. Horopito is situated 7 km northwest of Rochfort Crater.
Rochfort Crater
- Type: Crater
- Category: landform
- Location: Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-39.39824° or 39° 23′ 54″ southLongitude
175.41021° or 175° 24′ 37″ eastElevation
639 metres (2,096 feet)Open location code
4VGQJC26+P3GeoNames ID
6225080
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Localities in the Area
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