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Pukematekeo is a hill in the Waitākere Ranges of the Auckland Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located west of Henderson, and is the northernmost hill in the Waitākere Ranges Regional Park.
Parkinsons Lookout
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Parkinsons Lookout sits at 1,243 feet on the Twin Coast Discovery Highway, facing 30 degrees toward the northeast, with the land dropping 635 feet within 600 meters of the overlook. Parekura Peak rises to the northeast at half a mile, with Parekura Stream visible farther along the same general direction. Pukematekeo, a hill in the Waitākere Ranges northernmost within the Waitākere Ranges Regional Park, is visible to the north-northwest at 3.2 miles and 1,102 feet. Several bodies of water appear across the middle distance, including Lake Panorama to the northeast, along with a cluster of stormwater ponds—Tuck Nathan, Woodbank Drive, and Blueridge Pond—to the east-northeast, and Pooks Road Pond, Paremuka Stream, and Redfrog Pond to the north-northeast. Wairau Creek lies furthest out at 5.9 miles to the east-northeast. The lookout is positioned along the byway between Parekura Peak and Kauri Cathedral. Daylight hours vary by season, with sunrise as early as 05:59 at the December solstice and sunset as late as 20:41 on that same date, compared to a 07:35 sunrise and 17:13 sunset at the June solstice.
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Elevation
1,243 ft
View
Northeast · 30°
Relief
635 ft drop
In view
11 named features
What you’re looking at
Named terrain inside the view from this overlook, nearest first.
- Parekura Peak869 ftnortheast · 0.5 mi
- Parekura Stream439 ftnorth-northeast · 0.7 mi
- Pukematekeo1,102 ftnorth-northwest · 3.2 mi
- Lake Panorama162 ftnortheast · 3.4 mi
- Tuck Nathan Stormwater Pond74 fteast-northeast · 4.0 mi
- Woodbank Drive Stormwater Pond76 fteast-northeast · 4.1 mi
- Pooks Road Pond151 ftnorth-northeast · 4.2 mi
- Paremuka Stream135 ftnorth-northeast · 4.4 mi
- Blueridge Pond Stormwater Pond112 fteast-northeast · 4.5 mi
- Redfrog Pond102 ftnortheast · 5.2 mi
- Wairau Creek39 fteast-northeast · 5.9 mi
Light
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 19:36 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 07:35 | 17:13 | 16:32 |
| September equinox | 06:13 | 18:18 | 17:44 |
| December solstice | 05:59 | 20:41 | 20:02 |
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Parkinsons Lookout sits at about 1,243 feet (379 m).
What can you see from Parkinsons Lookout?
From Parkinsons Lookout: Parekura Peak (NE, 0.5 mi); Parekura Stream (NNE, 0.7 mi); Pukematekeo (NNW, 3.2 mi); Lake Panorama (NE, 3.4 mi).
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Kauri Cathedral is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after Parkinsons Lookout.
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