Pinnacle Ridge

Pinnacle Ridge is a peak in Greater Wellington, North Island and has an elevation of 2,056 metres. Pinnacle Ridge is situated nearby to the hamlet Iwikau Village, as well as near the locality 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 Iwikau Village and Tukino Village.

Iwikau Village

Hamlet

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Iwikau Village is a hamlet.

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.

Whakapapa Village

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Whakapapa Village is a small village in the Ruapehu District of New Zealand, which serves as the main entrance to Tongariro National Park.

Pinnacle Ridge

Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,056 metres
Description: ridge on Mount Ruapehu, New Zealand
Categories: mountain ridge and landform
Location: Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-39.25192° or 39° 15′ 7″ south

Longitude

175.57102° or 175° 34′ 16″ east

Elevation

2,056 metres (6,745 feet)

Open location code

4VGQPHXC+6C

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4011933926

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

6226954

Wikidata ID

Q31453260

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Pinnacle Ridge” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Pinnacle Ridge”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Slider and Clays Leap.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Whakapapa Ski Area and Tukino Peak.

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