Artist's Pallete Lookout
Artist's Pallete Lookout sits at 1,045 ft on the Thermal Explorer Highway, with the land dropping 80 ft over the next 600 m. From here, Motukiore is visible to the north-northwest, 6.7 mi away, rising to 1,880 ft. Sunrise and sunset times shift across the year: on the March equinox the sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 19:29, while at the June solstice sunrise moves to 07:33 with sunset at 17:02. The September equinox brings an earlier sunrise at 06:07 and sunset at 18:12, and by the December solstice sunrise is at 05:48 with sunset stretching to 20:39. The lookout is positioned along the route between Kohua Poharu Mud Pools, the previous stop, and the Geyser viewpoint, the next one.
What you’re looking at
Named terrain around this overlook, nearest first. No view direction is recorded, so every bearing is listed.
- Motukiore1,880 ftnorth-northwest · 6.7 mi
Light
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 19:29 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 07:33 | 17:02 | 16:20 |
| September equinox | 06:07 | 18:12 | 17:37 |
| December solstice | 05:48 | 20:39 | 20:00 |
Local time (Pacific/Auckland). Computed for this exact position.
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How high is Artist's Pallete Lookout?
Artist's Pallete Lookout sits at about 1,045 feet (319 m).
What can you see from Artist's Pallete Lookout?
From Artist's Pallete Lookout: Motukiore (NNW, 6.7 mi).
What is the next lookout after Artist's Pallete Lookout?
Geyser viewpoint is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after Artist's Pallete Lookout.
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