Tukino Peak

Tukino Peak is a peak in Greater Wellington, North Island and has an elevation of 2,206 metres. Tukino Peak is situated nearby to the locality Tukino Village, as well as near Slider.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tongariro National Park and Mount Ruapehu.

Tongariro National Park

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Tongariro National Park, in the central North Island of New Zealand, contains the three active volcanoes of Mount Ruapehu, Mount Tongariro and Mount Ngauruhoe.

Mount Ruapehu is an active stratovolcano at the southern end of the Taupō Volcanic Zone and North Island volcanic plateau in New Zealand. It is 23 km northeast of Ohakune and 23 km southwest of the southern shore of Lake Taupō, within Tongariro National Park.

Cathedral Rocks

Peak

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cathedral Rocks is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tukino Village and Iwikau Village.

Tukino Village

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.

Iwikau Village

Hamlet

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Iwikau Village is a hamlet.

Tūroa Village

Hamlet

Photo: Daltonfox, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Turoa is a skifield on the south western side of Mount Ruapehu, the highest mountain in the North Island of New Zealand, in Tongariro National Park. The area has been used for skiing since before the completion of the Mountain Road; however, the first commercial field was ready in 1965, but with a poor snow season did not operate.

Tukino Peak

Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,206 metres
Description: hill in New Zealand
Categories: hill and landform
Location: Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-39.26701° or 39° 16′ 1″ south

Longitude

175.57626° or 175° 34′ 35″ east

Elevation

2,206 metres (7,238 feet)

Open location code

4VGQPHMG+5G

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2267887307

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

6226944

Wikidata ID

Q31453229

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Satellite Map

Discover Tukino Peak from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Dutch—“Tukino Peak” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Tukino Peak”
Dutch: “Tukino Peak”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Slider and Clays Leap.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Te Heuheu and Mangatoetoenui Glacier.

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