Able Head
- 514 ft
- summit
- Department of Conservation
- managed by
- Jan–Apr
- best months
Able Head is a mountain in Tasman, New Zealand, with its summit at about 510 ft (157 m) above sea level. It stands inside Abel Tasman National Park. No mapped trail reaches the top in OpenStreetMap, so plan the approach with local maps or a guide. The nearest town is Ligar Bay, about 7.8 miles east of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Awaroa Head, Mount Rollinson and Waiharakeke Bay. For camping, Awaroa Glamping and Awaroa Campsite are within about 6 miles. In a typical February, the warmest month, highs reach about 67°F (19°C) and lows about 59°F (15°C); in July, the coldest, highs are about 52°F (11°C) and lows about 46°F (8°C). Precipitation falls on about 17 days in September, the wettest month, and about 9 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
- 514 ft
- Land manager
- Department of Conservation
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Able Head. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Able Head
How tall is Able Head?
514 ft (157 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Able Head?
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.
Awaroa HeadSummit · ~1 min drivePhoto: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Waiharakeke BaySummit · ~3 min drivePhoto: RaviGogna, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Taupō HillSummit · ~12 min drivePhoto: Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount EvansSummit · ~16 min drivePhoto: nut.in.a.hut, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
PikikirungaSummit · ~24 min drivePhoto: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Parapara PeakSummit · ~34 min drivePhoto: Dracophyllum, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Hailes KnobSummit · ~34 min drivePhoto: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount RinopaiSummit · ~36 min drivePhoto: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Tākaka HillSummit · ~27 min drivePhoto: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Mount RollinsonSummit · ~2 min drive
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Best time to visit Able Head
Best months: January–April. 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
66° / 59°
10 wet
Feb
67° / 59°
9 wet
Mar
64° / 57°
12 wet
Apr
61° / 54°
12 wet
May
57° / 50°
14 wet
Jun
53° / 47°
15 wet
Jul
52° / 46°
15 wet
Aug
53° / 46°
16 wet
Sep
55° / 48°
17 wet
Oct
58° / 50°
17 wet
Nov
61° / 53°
15 wet
Dec
64° / 56°
14 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 308 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