Mount Kaukau

Mount Kaukau
Highest point
Elevation445 m (1,460 ft)
Coordinates41°13′53.29″S 174°46′40.76″E / 41.2314694°S 174.7779889°E / -41.2314694; 174.7779889
Naming
Native nameTarikākā (Māori)
Geography
CountryNew Zealand
RegionWellington

Mount Kaukau (Māori: [kaʉkaʉ])[1] is a large hill in the northern suburbs of Wellington, New Zealand near Johnsonville, Khandallah and Ngaio. The summit is 445 m (1,460 ft) above sea level and is the most visible high point in the Wellington landscape further accentuated by Wellington's main television transmitter mast, which stands 122 m (400 ft) from the summit. The city, harbour and the Remutaka and Tararua Ranges can be seen from the summit. On a clear day Mount Tapuae-o-Uenuku and the Kaikōura Ranges in the South Island may be seen, whilst northwest is the Porirua Basin and the Tasman Sea.

  1. ^ "kaukau – Māori Dictionary". maoridictionary.co.nz. Retrieved 8 January 2021.

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