view gallery E3.5 km | Far West T Bar view, Mt Ruapehu. North Is. New Zealand. in Scenic Overlooks On a fine day this viewpoint from the top of the Far West T Bar on Whakapapa Skifield, on the slopes of Mt Ruapehu, a volcano in the Tongariro National Park, is simply just out of this world. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 03/24/2019 last visited: 03/24/2019 |
view gallery E4.2 km | VGDR Dome, Mt Ruapehu, Tongariro NP, North Island, New Zealand in Australia/NZ Benchmarks A pillar with screwed instrument connection beside the equipment hut on Dome Peak posted by: bucketeer location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 02/02/2018 last visited: never |
view gallery E4.2 km | $10 - Ruapehu Erupts. Mt Ruapehu. New Zealand. in Philatelic Photographs This 1997 $10 definitive stamp features a striking photograph of the Mt Ruapehu eruption in June 1996. Mount Ruapehu is the highest mountain (2797 metres) in the North Island of New Zealand. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 12/17/2009 last visited: 01/11/2018 |
view gallery E4.3 km | Mt Ruapehu. North Island. New Zealand. in Volcano Watching At 2797m, Ruapehu is the highest mountain in the North Island, and the most recent of the North Island volcanoes to have erupted. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 07/23/2008 last visited: 01/11/2018 |
view gallery NE4.7 km | Glacier Hut Skiing Museum, Hut Flat, Ruapehu. New Zealand. in Oddball Museums Perhaps one of the smallest museums, Glacier Hut, the first building on the Ruapehu snowfields, has been preserved as a small skiing and mountain museum filled with memorabilia. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 08/15/2010 last visited: 01/11/2018 |
view gallery NE4.7 km | FIRST - - Hut on Ruapehu Skifields. New Zealand. in Superlatives Glacier Hut is a small one-roomed hut clad in corrugated iron. It was erected entirely by hand in 1923 by New Zealand’s first ski club, and was this country’s first purpose-built structure for the sport of skiing. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 08/04/2010 last visited: 01/11/2018 |
view gallery NE4.7 km | Ruapehu Mountain Pioneers. Hut Flat, Ruapehu. New Zealand. in Citizen Memorials Glacier Hut, the first hut built on the Ruapehu snowfields, has been preserved as a small museum and a memorial, dedicated to the memory of our mountain pioneers. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 08/03/2010 last visited: 01/11/2018 |
view gallery NE4.8 km | Old Rental Skis Seat. Whakapapa. Mt Ruapehu. New Zealand. in Artistic Seating An artistic seat outside the Chalet at Whakapapa Skifield has found a good use for the skifield's old hire Rental Skis. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 11/15/2010 last visited: 11/15/2010 |
view gallery NE4.8 km | Top o' The Bruce. Mt Ruapehu. New Zealand. in Ski Lodges Situated at the top of the Bruce Road, at the base of the Whakapapa Skifield. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 03/09/2010 last visited: 01/11/2018 |
view gallery NE4.8 km | CocaCola Fireworks Spectacular. Whakapapa. New Zealand. in Fireworks Displays After a long hard day on the snow, drop into Lorenz's Bar & Cafe, grab a drink and wait until it starts getting dark
because that's when the CocaCola Fireworks Spectacular begins (around 7.15pm)! posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 08/01/2008 last visited: 08/01/2008 |
view gallery NE4.8 km | Happy Valley - 1630m - Ruapehu. New Zealand. in Elevation Signs From the Whakapapa Skifield Base at the top of the Bruce Road, a free chairlift ride from an altitude of 1630m drops down 19m into Happy Valley. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 11/15/2010 last visited: 06/07/2012 |
view gallery NE4.8 km | Centennial Chair - 1630m - Ruapehu. New Zealand. in Elevation Signs At the Top Of The Bruce on Mt Ruapehu, the sign at the base of the Centennial Chairlift on Whakapapa Skifield shows an altitude of 1630m. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 11/15/2010 last visited: 11/15/2010 |
view gallery NE4.8 km | Centennial Chairlift. Ruapehu. New Zealand. in Aerial Lifts The Centennial Chairlift carries skiers and supplies from the Top of the Bruce up Mt Ruapehu to the Hut Flat level, on a double seater that takes 8 minutes. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 08/08/2011 last visited: 01/11/2018 |
view gallery NE5.1 km | Mt Doom - Lord of The Rings. New Zealand. in Movie Locations The Lord of the Rings location of Mt Doom was filmed on the slopes of Mt Ruapehu and Ngauruhoe in the Tongariro National Park, North Island New Zealand. posted by: Punga and Paua location: New Zealand date approved: 08/26/2008 last visited: 01/11/2018 |
view gallery N5.3 km | Silica Rapids Lookout. Mt Ruapehu. North Is. New Zealand. in Scenic Overlooks A lookout platform gives awesome views of the Silica Rapids and scoria slopes of Mount Ruapehu in the Tongariro National Park. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 02/02/2017 last visited: 02/02/2017 |
view gallery N5.3 km | Silica Rapids Boardwalk, Mt Ruapehu. North Is. New Zealand. in Non-Coastal Boardwalks On the rocky slopes of Mt Ruapehu, this boardwalk protects the fragile environment of the Silica Rapids, with a wooden path and steps leading to a view over the stream and rapids. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 04/07/2019 last visited: 04/07/2019 |
view gallery N5.6 km | Upper Silica Rapids Track Lookout. Mt Ruapehu. North Is. New Zealand. in Scenic Overlooks A stunning view of the mountains of Tongariro National Park can be seen from these steps along the upper Silica Rapids Track across the tussock slopes of Mt.Ruapehu. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 02/02/2017 last visited: 02/02/2017 |
view gallery NE6.9 km | Mt Ruapehu Viewpoint. Tongariro National Park. North Is, New Zealand. in Scenic Overlooks Another stunning viewpoint to admire the volcanoes of Mts Ruapehu and Ngauruhoe in the Tongariro National Park, Central North Island of New Zealand. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 09/30/2023 last visited: 09/30/2023 |
view gallery N6.9 km | Volcano Views. Tongariro National Park. North Island. New Zealand. in Scenic Overlooks These stunning views of the volcanoes in the Tongariro National Park can be enjoyed from the walking track to Silica Springs. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 09/29/2019 last visited: 09/29/2019 |
view gallery N6.9 km | Boardwalk on Silica Springs Track, Mt Ruapehu. North Is. New Zealand. in Non-Coastal Boardwalks This boardwalk crosses alpine bogs and marshes on the Silica Springs Track on Mt Ruapehu in the Tongariro National Park. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 04/04/2019 last visited: 04/05/2019 |
view gallery N7.2 km | Ridge Track Lookout. Mt Ruapehu. North Is. New Zealand. in Scenic Overlooks A seating platform on the Ridge Track up the lower slopes of Mt Ruapehu provides a panoramic view over The Chateau and around the western side of Tongariro National Park. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 02/01/2017 last visited: 02/02/2017 |
view gallery S7.4 km | Waitonga Falls Track Boardwalk. Mt Ruapehu. North Is. New Zealand. in Non-Coastal Boardwalks This boardwalk is located on the way to Waitonga Falls Track. posted by: franketmuriel location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 12/10/2019 last visited: never |
view gallery N7.4 km | Tongariro - A Sacred Gift. Tongariro National Park. New Zealand. in There's a Book About It "Tongariro - A Sacred Gift" is the result of an intensive study of New Zealand's first national park. The book is about the volcanic origins, human history, flora and fauna and problems associated with conservation and exploitation of the area. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 04/03/2009 last visited: 01/11/2018 |
view gallery N7.6 km | The Volcanoes, Tongariro National Park. New Zealand. in 3D Map Models of Our World and Beyond A landscape model of Tongariro National Park featuring the volcanoes of Mt Tongariro, Ngauruhoe and Ruapehu, is situated inside the Visitor Centre at the foot of Mt Ruapehu in Tongariro National Park. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 12/11/2012 last visited: 12/11/2012 |
view gallery N7.6 km | Dept. of Conservation Whakapapa Visitor Centre. Whakapapa. New Zealand. in Ranger Stations Situated in the village of Whakapapa at the base of Mt Ruapehu in the Tongariro National Park, this visitor centre is run by the Department of Conservation, who are our New Zealand "Rangers" of NZ's National Parks and Reserves. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 03/20/2009 last visited: 12/01/2010 |
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