Pukepahi
- 1,654 ft
- summit
- Department of Conservation
- managed by
Pukepahi is a mountain in Otago, New Zealand, with its summit at about 1,650 ft (504 m) above sea level. It stands inside Catlins Conservation Park. No mapped trail reaches the top in OpenStreetMap, so plan the approach with local maps or a guide. The nearest town is Owaka, about 7.4 miles west of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Rocky Knoll, Puketawa and Craggy Tor. For camping, Tawanui Campsite is within about 6 miles. In a typical January, the warmest month, highs reach about 63°F (17°C) and lows about 47°F (9°C); in July, the coldest, highs are about 44°F (6°C) and lows about 32°F (0°C). Precipitation falls on about 17 days in May, the wettest month, and about 13 days in February, the driest. These typical figures for 1981–2010 come from the CHELSA 1 km climate model and CRU TS 4.09. The location and elevation come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Check local access rules and conditions before you go.
Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
- Summit elevation
- 1,654 ft
- Land manager
- Department of Conservation
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Pukepahi. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Pukepahi
How tall is Pukepahi?
1,654 ft (504 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Pukepahi?
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide.
Florence HillSummit · ~17 min drivePhoto: Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)- Rocky KnollSummit · ~2 min drive
- PuketawaSummit · ~3 min drive
- Craggy TorSummit · ~3 min drive
- Cedar HillSummit · ~4 min drive
- PukepikoSummit · ~5 min drive
- Starvation BluffSummit · ~8 min drive
- ParingatataSummit · ~8 min drive
- Phantom HillSummit · ~8 min drive
- Wisp HillSummit · ~9 min drive
Also worth it near here
Matai FallsWaterfall · ~9 min drivePhoto: MikeB0815, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Maclennan HutHut camping · ~12 min drive
Owaka Freedom CampingCamping · ~13 min drivePhoto: GenesisNZ, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Lake Wilkie WalkwayHiking · ~19 min drivePhoto: Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)- Surat Bay BeachBeach · ~19 min drive
Best time to visit Pukepahi
No month here meets our mild-weather rule. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where there's no snowfall data), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
63° / 47°
15 wet
Feb
62° / 47°
13 wet
Mar
58° / 45°
14 wet
Apr
54° / 41°
14 wet
May
49° / 38°
17 wet
Jun
44° / 34°
16 wet
Jul
44° / 32°
17 wet
Aug
46° / 34°
15 wet
Sep
50° / 36°
15 wet
Oct
53° / 39°
17 wet
Nov
57° / 42°
15 wet
Dec
60° / 45°
16 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1981–2010. Modelled for the 1 km square this place sits in (average height 1,230 ft), not measured at a weather station. Snowfall days aren't in this data. Source: CHELSA 1 km climate model (1981–2010) and CRU TS 4.09 wet days. Data: CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al. 2017), WSL (CC0 1.0); CRU TS 4.09 (Harris et al. 2020), University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. (Open Government Licence v3.0).
Map and trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors
