Mountains in New Zealand
Tapuae-o-Uenuku
2,885 m9,465 ft
Mountain · Kaikōura Ranges · New Zealand
Tapuae-o-Uenuku, formerly Mount Tapuaenuku, is the highest peak in the northeast of New Zealand's South Island. The name translates from Māori as "footprint of the rainbow", though is usually regarded as being named after Chief Tapuaenuku.
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The highest point of Kaikōura Ranges
At the summit · forecast for 2:00 PM
2 °CPartly cloudy · wind 23 km/h from the NW
See it in 3DWeather at the summit of Tapuae-o-Uenuku, 2,885 m
- 2:00 PM2 °CNW 23 km/h–
- 5:00 PM-0 °CNW 24 km/h–
- 8:00 PM-3 °CW 19 km/h–
- 11:00 PM-7 °CW 6 km/h–
- 2:00 AM-8 °CW 12 km/h–
- 5:00 AM-6 °CW 17 km/h–
- 8:00 AM-3 °CW 22 km/h0.5 mm
- 11:00 AM-1 °CW 18 km/h1.4 mm
| Day | Sky | High / low | Rain | Wind up to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 29 | Mostly clear | -0 °C / -8 °C | 1.9 mm | 22 km/h |
| Fri, Oct 30 | Partly cloudy | -1 °C / -11 °C | 1.2 mm | 25 km/h |
| Sat, Oct 31 | Partly cloudy | -2 °C / -11 °C | 0.1 mm | 12 km/h |
| Sun, Nov 1 | Partly cloudy | 5 °C / -8 °C | – | 13 km/h |
| Mon, Nov 2 | Cloudy | 2 °C / -6 °C | – | 17 km/h |
| Tue, Nov 3 | Light rain | 3 °C / -2 °C | 1.1 mm | 10 km/h |
| Wed, Nov 4 | Light rain | 6 °C / -2 °C | 0.8 mm | 6 km/h |
Forecast by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), updated 12:18 PM GMT+13. Times are local.
Facts
- What it is
- Mountain
- Height above sea level
- 2,885 m (9,465 ft)
- Prominence
- 2,022 m (6,634 ft)
- Isolation
- 319 km to higher ground
- Range
- Kaikōura Ranges
- Country
- New Zealand
- Highest point of
- Kaikōura Ranges
- Coordinates
- 41.996°S 173.662°E
- Source
- Wikidata, CC0
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Highest in the Kaikōura Ranges
- Tapuae-o-Uenuku2,885 mOn the map
- Manakau2,608 mOn the map
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Towns near Tapuae-o-Uenuku
- Blenheim59 km away