Wairere Falls
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| Wairere Falls | |
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 Wairere Falls from the viewing platform |
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| Total height | 153m |
| Watercourse | Wairere Stream |
| Crest of Wairere Falls | |
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 View from the crest of Wairere Falls over the Hauraki Plains |
Wairere Falls, the highest waterfall in New Zealand's North Island, plunges 153 metres (500 feet) in two steps over the Kaimai escarpment[1] .
A walking track runs from the car park at the end of Goodwin Road, up the valley of the stream to a viewing platform, and thence to the top of the plateau and the crest of the falls.
[edit] References
- ^ Jock Phillips. Waterfalls - Causes of waterfalls, Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, Ministry for Culture and Heritage. ISBN 9780478184518. Updated 21 September 2007. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
[edit] External links
- Wairere Falls Track, Department of Conservation
- Flickr set of the hike to the falls
Coordinates: 37°44′02″S 175°52′48″E / 37.734°S 175.88°E
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