Mount Watkin/Hikaroroa
Mount Watkin / Hikaroroa is a 616-metre peak located north-west of Waikouaiti, Otago, New Zealand. It is on the east side of the North Branch of the Waikouaiti River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 382 metres
- Description: mountain in Otago, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Hikaroroa”, “Mount Watkin”, “Mount Watkin / Hikaroroa”, “Mount Watkins”, and “Ohikaroroa”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount MacKenzie/Pakihiwitahi.
Mount MacKenzie/Pakihiwitahi
Peak
Mount MacKenzie / Pakihiwitahi is a hill in eastern Otago, New Zealand, roughly 11 kilometres northwest of the township of Waikouaiti. The hill is volcanic in origin, being associated with the Dunedin Volcanic Group, an intraplate volcanic field which was active during the Miocene.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waikouaiti and Tumai.
Waikouaiti
Town
Waikouaiti is a small town in East Otago, New Zealand, within the city limits of Dunedin. The town is close to the coast and the mouth of the Waikouaiti River. Waikouaiti is situated 8 km east of Mount Watkin/Hikaroroa.
Tumai
Locality
Tumai is a rural locality in East Otago in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 1 between Waikouaiti and Palmerston, and close to the South Island Main Trunk railway, although trains no longer stop at Tumai. Tumai is situated 9 km east of Mount Watkin/Hikaroroa.
Mount Watkin/Hikaroroa
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Dunedin City, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-45.56556° or 45° 33′ 56″ southLongitude
170.57413° or 170° 34′ 27″ eastElevation
382 metres (1,253 feet)Open location code
4V6GCHMF+QJOpenStreetMap ID
node 6592915985OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Maori—“Mount Watkin/Hikaroroa” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mount Watkin/Hikaroroa”
- Dutch: “Mount Watkin/Hikaroroa”
- Irish: “Ohikaroroa”
- Ladin: “Mount Watkin / Hikaroroa”
- Ladin: “Mount Watkin/Hikaroroa”
- Maori: “Hikaroroa”
- Maori: “Ohikaroroa”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bucklands Crossing and Hawksbury Bush.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Brothers Peak and Pāhātea / Durden Hill.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Mount Watkin/Hikaroroa”. Photo: Photowit, CC BY-SA 4.0.