Crater Lake
Crater Lake is a lake in Greater Wellington, North Island and has an elevation of 2,393 metres. Crater Lake is situated nearby to the locality Slider, as well as near Clays Leap.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake at the top of Mount Ruapehu in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Crater Lake / Te Wai ā-moe” and “Ruapehu Crater Lake”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Ruapehu and Dome Hill.
Mount Ruapehu
Volcano
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.
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.
Crater Lake
- Categories: volcanic crater lake, crater lake, and body of water
- Location: Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-39.28098° or 39° 16′ 52″ southLongitude
175.56423° or 175° 33′ 51″ eastElevation
2,393 metres (7,851 feet)Open location code
4VGQPH97+JMOpenStreetMap ID
way 235243317OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
6249358Wikidata ID
Q114275957
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Crater Lake” goes by many names.
- German: “Crater Lake (Neuseeland)”
- German: “Crater Lake”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Slider and Clays Leap.
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Highlights include Pyramid Peak and Tuwharetoa Glacier.
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