# Mount Cavendish, a summit of Christchurch A named summit on the city’s high ground, 445 metres above the sea, standing over Heathcote Valley. Height: 445 metres Suburb: [Heathcote Valley](https://www.chch.live/heathcote-valley) From the air, an aerial view of Mount Cavendish: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=summit-mount-cavendish (LINZ / ECan aerial survey, CC BY 4.0). ## The ground under it - [Under the hill country’s watch band](https://www.chch.live/slope), the plan’s broad instability overlay - [The liquefaction model grades it “Liquefaction Damage is Unlikely”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study - [Inside a kept landscape, ONL38.2 - Outstanding Natural Landscape](https://www.chch.live/landscape), the landscape schedule - [The plan zones this ground Open Space Natural](https://www.chch.live/zones), ON - [The rockfall survey counts 30 boulders within 500 m](https://www.chch.live/boulders), 2 came down · 5 wobble easy - [The nearest recorded shake: M3.7](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 28 February 2011 · ~200 m from the pin · 504 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.589083&lon=172.716296&radius=250 ## Around it - [Mt Cavendish Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1449-mt-cavendish-reserve), the regional park it’s inside - [Scotts Valley Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1412-scotts-valley-reserve), regional park · ~150 m - [Walk and bike track through Heathcote Valley](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-163-heathcote-valley), track · ~650 m - [Walk and bike track through Lyttelton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-168-lyttelton), track · ~750 m - [Walk and bike track through Sumner](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-187-sumner), track · 1.1 km - [Upper Gondola Station](https://www.chch.live/summit/upper-gondola-station), high place · under 150 m - [Ōketeupoko / The Basket of Heads](https://www.chch.live/summit/oketeupoko-the-basket-of-heads), high place · ~350 m - [Tauhinukorokio / Mount Pleasant](https://www.chch.live/summit/tauhinukorokio-mount-pleasant), high place · ~900 m - [Port hills](https://www.chch.live/summit/port-hills), high place · 1.2 km ## The reports nearby 43 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/9030340), 701–825 Summit Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8986609), 701–825 Summit Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8959872), [825 Summit Road, Heathcote Valley, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/heathcote-valley/825-summit-road) - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8424017), Christchurch Gondola Summit Road, Heathcote Valley, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8274900), 701–825 Summit Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7887471), 701–825 Summit Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/7863118), [810 Summit Road, Canterbury Region 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/heathcote-valley/810-summit-road) - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/7809470), [809 Summit Road, Canterbury Region 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/heathcote-valley/809-summit-road) - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/7802984), 701–825 Summit Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand - [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/7319297), 701–825 Summit Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7010852), [809 Summit Road, Canterbury Region 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/heathcote-valley/809-summit-road) - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6381351), [825 Summit Road, Heathcote Valley, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/heathcote-valley/825-summit-road) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Mount Cavendish?** A named summit in the open map’s record of Christchurch, 445 metres above the sea, standing over [Heathcote Valley](https://www.chch.live/heathcote-valley). **How high is Mount Cavendish?** 445 metres, as OpenStreetMap tags it, a mapper’s elevation, not a new survey. **Is the pin on the map exact?** It’s OpenStreetMap’s position, the top or the viewing spot as the volunteer map marks it. Neighbours on the register are near it, not the same record. --- The position, elevation and names are OpenStreetMap’s, a named peak or viewpoint inside the city boundary (ODbL). An elevation is the mapper’s tag, not a fresh survey; a listing is a lead, not a register entry. The page: https://www.chch.live/summit/mount-cavendish Every high place as data: https://www.chch.live/peaks.geojson The old sites below them: https://www.chch.live/site