Whakapapaiti Hut

Whakapapaiti Hut is a wilderness hut in Greater Wellington, North Island. Whakapapaiti Hut is situated nearby to Silica Rapids, 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 4 km northeast of Whakapapaiti Hut.

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, which is situated 3½ km east of Whakapapaiti Hut.

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 4½ km northeast of Whakapapaiti Hut.

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 8 km south of Whakapapaiti Hut.

Whakapapaiti Hut

Type: Wilderness hut
Categories: building, tourism, and accommodation
Location: Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-39.23767° or 39° 14′ 16″ south

Longitude

175.51764° or 175° 31′ 4″ east

Operator

Department of Conservation

Open location code

4VGQQG69+W3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 976520432

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=wilderness_hut

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Highlights include Silica Springs and Silica Rapids.

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