Wright Hill
Wright Hill is a peak in Wellington, Greater Wellington and has an elevation of 172 metres. Wright Hill is situated nearby to the suburb Karori, as well as near the quarter Highbury.- Type: Peak with an elevation of 172 metres
- Description: hill in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Wrights Hill”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wrights Hill Fortress and Zealandia.
Wrights Hill Fortress
Castle
Photo: Jaydenm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wrights Hill Fortress is a counter bombardment coastal artillery battery in the Karori suburb of Wellington, New Zealand. It was built between 1942 and 1944 and is predominantly underground, with numerous tunnels linking the war shelters, gun emplacements, magazines, plotting rooms and engine room – which are, at some points, over 50 feet underground.
Zealandia
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne, formerly known as the Karori Wildlife Sanctuary, is a protected natural area in Wellington, New Zealand, the first urban completely fenced ecosanctuary, where the biodiversity of 225 ha of forest is being restored.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Karori and Highbury.
Karori
Suburb
Karori is a suburb located at the western edge of the urban area of Wellington, New Zealand, 4 kilometres from the city centre and is one of New Zealand's most populous suburbs, with a population of 15,100 in June 2025.
Highbury
Quarter
Photo: Pakoire, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Highbury is a suburb of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand, under the governance of Wellington City Council. Highbury is located west of Brooklyn and Aro Valley.
Mitchelltown
Quarter
Photo: Quilt Phase, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mitchelltown is a suburb of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand, under the governance of Wellington City Council. Mitchelltown is located west of Aro Valley.
Wright Hill
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Wellington, Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-41.29611° or 41° 17′ 46″ southLongitude
174.73997° or 174° 44′ 24″ eastElevation
172 metres (564 feet)Open location code
4VCPPP3Q+HXOpenStreetMap ID
node 1024388985OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Dutch—“Wright Hill” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Wright Hill”
- Dutch: “Wright Hill”
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Localities in the Area
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