Taranaki Falls
Taranaki Falls is a waterfall in Greater Wellington, North Island and has an elevation of 1,107 metres. Taranaki Falls is situated nearby to the hamlet Whakapapa Village, as well as near Iwikau Village.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lower Tama and Silica Rapids.
Lower Tama
Lake
Photo: Travel & Shit, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lower Tama is a lake, which is situated 3½ km east of Taranaki Falls.
Silica Rapids
Rapids
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
Silica Rapids is situated 4 km southwest of Taranaki 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.
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.
Iwikau Village
Hamlet
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Iwikau Village is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km south of Taranaki Falls.
Tukino
Locality
Photo: Geoff McKay, CC BY 2.0.
Tukino skifield is located on the eastern face of Mount Ruapehu, in the central area of the North Island, New Zealand. A club managed field, Tukino is open to the general public and both skiing and snowboarding are popular. Tukino is situated 10 km southeast of Taranaki Falls.
Taranaki Falls
- Type: Waterfall
- Description: waterfall in New Zealand
- Category: body of water
- Location: Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-39.1975° or 39° 11′ 51″ southLongitude
175.56436° or 175° 33′ 52″ eastElevation
1,107 metres (3,632 feet)Open location code
4VGQRH37+2POpenStreetMap ID
node 1063574123OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfall
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Taranaki Falls” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Taranaki Falls”
- German: “Taranaki Falls”
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Explore places such as Slider and Clays Leap.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Edge of Lava Flow and Whakapapa Volunteer Fire Brigade.
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