Whakapapa Ski Area

Whakapapa Ski Area is a sports venue in Greater Wellington, North Island. Whakapapa Ski Area is situated nearby to the peak Pinnacle Ridge, as well as near the hamlet Iwikau Village.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tongariro National Park and Mount Ruapehu.

Tongariro National Park

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Tongariro National Park, in the central North Island of New Zealand, contains the three active volcanoes of Mount Ruapehu, Mount Tongariro and Mount Ngauruhoe.

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. Mount Ruapehu is situated 3½ km south of Whakapapa Ski Area.

Dome Hill

Peak

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dome Hill is a peak, which is situated 3 km south of Whakapapa Ski Area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Iwikau Village and Whakapapa Village.

Iwikau Village

Hamlet

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Iwikau Village is a hamlet.

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. Whakapapa Village is situated 6 km north of Whakapapa Ski Area.

Tukino Village

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. Tukino Village is situated 6 km southeast of Whakapapa Ski Area.

Whakapapa Ski Area

Type: Sports venue
Categories: skiing, winter sport, recreation area, and sports location
Location: Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-39.24841° or 39° 14′ 54″ south

Longitude

175.56007° or 175° 33′ 36″ east

Operator

Ruapehu Alpine Lifts

Open location code

4VGQQH26+J2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 616029504

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=winter_sports

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=sports_centre

OpenStreetMap feature

sport=skiing

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pinnacle Ridge and Top o‘ the Bruce.

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