The Pipes picnic area
The Pipes picnic area is a picnic site in Greater Wellington, North Island. The Pipes picnic area is situated nearby to the peak Mount Cameron, as well as near Wry Hill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pencarrow Lighthouse and Steeple Rock.
Pencarrow Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Aidan Wojtas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pencarrow Lighthouse, also known as Pencarrow Head Lighthouse, is a decommissioned lighthouse at Pencarrow Head in the Wellington region of the North Island of New Zealand. Pencarrow Lighthouse is situated 3½ km southwest of The Pipes picnic area.
Steeple Rock
Photo: russellstreet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Steeple Rock/Te Aroaro-o-Kupe is a large rock off Seatoun at the west of the entrance to Wellington Harbour, rising 7 metres above sea level. The rock plays a role in warning ships off the coast.
Lake Kohangapiripiri
Lake
Lake Kohangapiripiri is one of the two freshwater Pencarrow lakes in Fitzroy Bay – the other being the slightly larger Lake Kohangatera. It stands to the east of Pencarrow Head, on the eastern side of New Zealand's Wellington Harbour, in East Harbour Regional Park, and is fed by Cameron Stream which rises on private land to its north. Lake Kohangapiripiri is situated 4 km south of The Pipes picnic area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seatoun and Breaker Bay.
Seatoun
Suburb
Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.
Seatoun is an eastern suburb of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand and lies on the east coast of the Miramar Peninsula, close to the entrance to Wellington Harbour. Seatoun is situated 3 km west of The Pipes picnic area.
Breaker Bay
Quarter
Photo: Quilt Phase, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Breaker Bay is a suburb on the south east coast of Wellington City in New Zealand, on the Miramar Peninsula. The suburb contains a 600 m wide bay with the same name. Breaker Bay is situated 3½ km west of The Pipes picnic area.
Muritai
Quarter
Photo: AxonsArachnida, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Muritai is a quarter, which is situated 3½ km northeast of The Pipes picnic area.
The Pipes picnic area
- Type: Picnic site
- Category: tourism
- Location: Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-41.32859° or 41° 19′ 43″ southLongitude
174.86852° or 174° 52′ 7″ eastOpen location code
4VCPMVC9+HCOpenStreetMap ID
way 1464978170OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=picnic_site
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Highlights include Mount Cameron and Wry Hill.
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