Tākaka Hill Saddle
Tākaka Hill Saddle is a mountain saddle in Nelson, Nelson Bays. Tākaka Hill Saddle is situated nearby to the locality Bobs Lookout, as well as near the hamlet Upper Tākaka.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tākaka Hill and Ngārua Caves.
Tākaka Hill
Peak
Tākaka Hill, previously also referred to as Marble Mountain, is a range of hills in the northwest of the South Island of New Zealand. Made of marble that has weathered into many strange forms and with numerous sinkholes, it is typical karst country.
Ngārua Caves
Cave
Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.
The Ngārua Caves are a series of limestone caves in the Tākaka Hill range south of Abel Tasman National Park. The caves are located close to Takaka Hill's summit, adjacent to State Highway 60 as it winds its way over the Takaka Hill between Motueka and Upper Takaka.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Upper Tākaka and Uruwhenua.
Upper Tākaka
Hamlet
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Upper Tākaka is a settlement in the Tasman District of New Zealand. It is located in Golden Bay, 20 kilometres south of Tākaka. Located near the head of the Tākaka valley, Upper Tākaka is on State Highway 60, at the western end of the Tākaka Hill road.
Tākaka Hill Saddle
- Type: Mountain saddle
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Nelson, Nelson Bays, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-41.0303° or 41° 1′ 49″ southLongitude
172.8675° or 172° 52′ 3″ eastOpen location code
4VCJXV98+VXOpenStreetMap ID
node 8211467598OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddleWikidata ID
Q114438009
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In Other Languages
“Tākaka Hill Saddle” goes by many names.
- German: “Tākaka Hill Saddle”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bobs Lookout and Pikikirunga / Canaan Downs.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tākaka Hill Summit and Bobs Lookout.
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