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Geyser viewpoint

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Geyser viewpoint — direction of view not recorded. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.

Geyser viewpoint sits at 990 ft along the Thermal Explorer Highway, with the land dropping 31 ft within 600 m of the overlook. Lake Waikaukau lies to the southwest at a distance of 0.4 mi, sitting at 1,027 ft, while Puarenga Stream is visible to the north-northeast, also 0.4 mi away, at an elevation of 974 ft. Sunrise and sunset times vary through the year: on the March equinox the sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 19:29, while the June solstice brings a 07:32 sunrise and 17:03 sunset. The September equinox has sunrise at 06:06 and sunset at 18:11, and the December solstice shows the earliest sunrise of the four dates at 05:49 with sunset at 20:38. This stop falls along the route between Artist's Pallete Lookout and Red woods.

Access
0.5 mi detour
Elevation
990 ft
Relief
31 ft drop
In view
2 named features
Blue lake, Whakarewarewa, Rotorua, New Zeland
Andy king50 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Whakarewarewa cemetery, 2011. Viewed from the Te Puia side.
Andy king50 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Amazing FREE Whakarewarewa Steam - as much as you can eat
Peter Gill / UK · CC BY 3.0 · source
Rotorua. Geysir
Николай Максимович · CC BY 3.0 · source
Te Puia, Rotorua
Bob Linsdell · CC BY 3.0 · source
Te Puia, Rotorua
Bob Linsdell · CC BY 3.0 · source

What you’re looking at

Named terrain around this overlook, nearest first. No view direction is recorded, so every bearing is listed.

  • Lake Waikaukau1,027 ftsouthwest · 0.4 mi
  • Puarenga Stream974 ftnorth-northeast · 0.4 mi

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:1819:2918:54
June solstice07:3217:0316:21
September equinox06:0618:1117:36
December solstice05:4920:3819:59

Local time (Pacific/Auckland). Computed for this exact position.

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How high is Geyser viewpoint?

Geyser viewpoint sits at about 990 feet (302 m).

What can you see from Geyser viewpoint?

From Geyser viewpoint: Lake Waikaukau (SW, 0.4 mi); Puarenga Stream (NNE, 0.4 mi).

What is the next lookout after Geyser viewpoint?

Red woods is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after Geyser viewpoint.

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