Girdlestone Peak

Girdlestone Peak is a peak in Greater Wellington, North Island and has an elevation of 2,690 metres. Girdlestone Peak is situated nearby to the locality The Triangle, as well as near Clays Leap.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Ruapehu and Crater Lake.

Mount Ruapehu

Volcano

Photo: JShook, CC BY 2.5.

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.

Crater Lake

Lake

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dome Hill

Peak

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dome Hill is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Turoa and Tukino.

Turoa

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

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.

Girdlestone Peak

Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,690 metres
Description: peak of Mount Ruapehu, New Zealand
Category: landform
Location: Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-39.29766° or 39° 17′ 52″ south

Longitude

175.56733° or 175° 34′ 2″ east

Elevation

2,690 metres (8,825 feet)

Named after

Hubert Earle Girdlestone

Open location code

4VGQPH28+WW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5945297036

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

6248204

Wikidata ID

Q31480213

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Satellite Map

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

In Other Languages

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

Cebuano: “Girdlestone Peak”
Dutch: “Girdlestone Peak”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as The Triangle and Clays Leap.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tahurangi and Ringatoto Peak.

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