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The Clocktower

Type
Mountain
Altitude
2480m
Part of
Mt Ruapehu

This is the rock spike on the ridge below Matihao, between the Whangaehu and Mangatoetoenui Glaciers.

Lat/lon
-39.27571986,175.57873249, NZ Topo Map
Topo50
BJ34 224 495
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Routes

Reference Title Grade Length Pro Quality Alert Operations
 Wobbly Ticker, I,2 I,2 0m
0
  • P1
  • Alpine (Commitment) I
  • Alpine (Technical) 2

From Whangaehu Hut, follow the ridge between the Whangaehu and Mangatoetoenui Glaciers. The last step on the south side can be tricky. It’s also possible to reach the tower by cutting around and up snow slopes on the Mangatoetoenui side of the ridge.
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UUID
 
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