Karangahake
Karangahake is a hill in Auckland Region, North Island and has an elevation of 208 metres. Karangahake is situated nearby to the locality Mackaytown, as well as near Te Moananui.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Karangahake Gorge and Owharoa Falls.
Karangahake Gorge
Valley
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The Karangahake Gorge lies between the Coromandel and Kaimai ranges, at the southern end of the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand's North Island. A sharply winding canyon, it was formed by the Ohinemuri River.
Owharoa Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Hiscoca, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Owharoa Falls is a staircase waterfall in Waikato, New Zealand, located off Waitawheta Road in Karangahake Gorge, near State Highway 2, between Paeroa and Waihi, and close to the small settlement of Waikino. Owharoa Falls is situated 4 km east of Karangahake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Karangahake and Mackaytown.
Karangahake
Village
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Karangahake is a locality in the Hauraki District of New Zealand. In Māori, Karangahake translates as a "humpbacked ridge or a call from the other side".
Mackaytown
Hamlet
Mackaytown is a settlement in the Hauraki District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island, located at the north-western end of the Karangahake Gorge just south of Paeroa.
Waikino
Village
Waikino is a small settlement at the eastern end of a gorge in the North Island of New Zealand alongside the Ohinemuri River, between Waihi and the Karangahake Gorge. Waikino is situated 5 km east of Karangahake.
Karangahake
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 208 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-37.42821° or 37° 25′ 42″ southLongitude
175.72021° or 175° 43′ 13″ eastElevation
208 metres (682 feet)Open location code
4VJQHPCC+P3GeoNames ID
6235616
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