Van
- 1,434 ft
- summit
- Nov–Apr
- best months
Van is a mountain in Wellington, New Zealand, with its summit at about 1,430 ft (437 m) above sea level. No mapped trail reaches the top in OpenStreetMap, so plan the approach with local maps or a guide. The nearest town is Pongaroa, about 11 miles south of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Mount York. Administratively, it is in Masterton District. These details come from Wikidata. In a typical February, the warmest month, highs reach about 68°F (20°C) and lows about 55°F (13°C); in July, the coldest, highs are about 50°F (10°C) and lows about 40°F (4°C). Precipitation falls on about 17 days in July, the wettest month, and about 9 days in January, 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
- 1,434 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Van. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Van
How tall is Van?
1,434 ft (437 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Van?
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.
- Mount YorkSummit · ~5 min drive
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- BenmoreSummit · ~7 min drive
- TanawaSummit · ~7 min drive
- MokaiSummit · ~8 min drive
- Neds HillSummit · ~9 min drive
- Spring HillSummit · ~10 min drive
- Middle HillSummit · ~10 min drive
- Green HillSummit · ~10 min drive
- PukeamukuSummit · ~10 min drive
Also worth it near here
Pongaroa Camping Ground & DomainCamping · ~20 min drivePhoto: Geoff Stahl from Wellington, New Zealand, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Castlepoint BeachBeach · ~25 min drivePhoto: Kristina D.C. Hoeppner from Wellington, New Zealand, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Deliverance Cove TrackHiking · ~27 min drivePhoto: Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
Waihi FallsWaterfall · ~33 min drivePhoto: itravelNZ® - the best smartphone travel app for New Zealand :-), CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Van
Best months: November–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
68° / 54°
9 wet
Feb
68° / 55°
9 wet
Mar
65° / 52°
12 wet
Apr
60° / 48°
12 wet
May
55° / 45°
15 wet
Jun
51° / 42°
16 wet
Jul
50° / 40°
17 wet
Aug
51° / 40°
16 wet
Sep
54° / 43°
15 wet
Oct
57° / 45°
13 wet
Nov
61° / 48°
12 wet
Dec
65° / 52°
11 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 1,122 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
