# Parson Rock, a rock of Christchurch

A named rock in Christchurch.

From the air, an aerial view of Parson Rock: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=rock-parson-rock (LINZ / ECan aerial survey, CC BY 4.0).

## The ground under it

- [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Whakaraupō
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 20 June 2011 · ~500 m from the pin · 231 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.616497&lon=172.753692&radius=250

## Around it

- [Gollans Bay Quarry](https://www.chch.live/rock/gollans-bay-quarry), rock · 2.4 km
- [Wobbly Wall](https://www.chch.live/rock/wobbly-wall), rock · 2.5 km
- [Jane Fonda Workout Wall](https://www.chch.live/rock/jane-fonda-workout-wall), rock · 2.6 km
- [Wunderbar Wall](https://www.chch.live/rock/wunderbar-wall), rock · 2.8 km


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Parson Rock?**

A named rock in Christchurch, as the open map records it.

**Where exactly is Parson Rock?**

The pin is OpenStreetMap’s own position for the rock, the formation’s own ground, or its centreline’s middle. Neighbours on the register are near it, not the same record.


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The position and the names are OpenStreetMap’s, a named cliff, rock, reef or quarry inside the city boundary (ODbL). A pin is the mapper’s position for the feature; the dual names and the crag names are recorded as the map carries them.
The page: https://www.chch.live/rock/parson-rock
The whole roll as data: https://www.chch.live/rock.geojson
The high places: https://www.chch.live/summit
The old sites: https://www.chch.live/site