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Mangaturuturu Cirque

Type
Face
Part of
Aspect
South West

After a good stretch of clear cold weather in early winter, some quite amazing ice and mixed routes form on the bluffs below Turoa skifield to the west. The Mangaturuturu Cirque is a huge amphitheatre, about 80m high and 100m wide, visible from the road.

Lat/lon
-39.29295951,175.52637577, NZ Topo Map
Topo50
BJ34 179 477
Approach

Walk north from the Turoa carpark, staying below the line of bluffs at around 1600m.

Walktime
40

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UUID
 
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