Silica Rapids

Silica Rapids is a scenic viewpoint in Greater Wellington, North Island. Silica Rapids is situated nearby to Silica Springs, as well as near the waterfall Punaruku Falls.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Silica Rapids and Forest & Bird Ruapehu Lodge (2010).

Forest & Bird Ruapehu Lodge (2010)

Guest house

Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.

Forest & Bird Ruapehu Lodge (2010) is a guest house, which is situated 1½ km northeast of Silica Rapids.

Taranaki Falls

Waterfall

Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Taranaki Falls is a waterfall, which is situated 4 km northeast of Silica Rapids.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whakapapa Village and Iwikau Village.

Whakapapa Village

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Whakapapa Village is a small village in the Ruapehu District of New Zealand, which serves as the main entrance to Tongariro National Park.

Iwikau Village

Hamlet

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Iwikau Village is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km southeast of Silica Rapids.

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. Tūroa Village is situated 9 km south of Silica Rapids.

Silica Rapids

Type: Scenic viewpoint
Category: tourism
Location: Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-39.22054° or 39° 13′ 14″ south

Longitude

175.53099° or 175° 31′ 52″ east

Open location code

4VGQQGHJ+Q9

OpenStreetMap ID

node 257042151

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=viewpoint

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Highlights include Silica Springs and Punaruku Falls.

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