# Mount Vernon, a summit of Christchurch A named summit on the city’s high ground, 462 metres above the sea, standing over Hillsborough. Height: 462 metres Suburb: [Hillsborough](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough) From the air, an aerial view of Mount Vernon: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=summit-mount-vernon (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 - [Inside a silent-file precinct](https://www.chch.live/cultural), the plan keeps the specifics quiet - [Inside a kept landscape, ONL2.0 - 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 12 boulders within 500 m](https://www.chch.live/boulders), 4 came down - [The nearest recorded shake: M3](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 29 June 2013 · ~300 m from the pin · 599 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.594195&lon=172.667626&radius=250 ## Around it - [Bowenvale Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1108-bowenvale-park), regional park · ~500 m - [Rapaki Track](https://www.chch.live/park/1508-rapaki-track), regional park · ~500 m - [Walk and bike track through Hillsborough](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-80-hillsborough), track · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Cashmere](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-586-cashmere), track · ~150 m - [Hidden Valley lookout](https://www.chch.live/summit/hidden-valley-lookout), high place · ~700 m - [Te Upoko-o-Kurī / Witch Hill](https://www.chch.live/summit/te-upoko-o-kuri-witch-hill), high place · ~800 m - [Te Poho-o-Tamatea](https://www.chch.live/summit/te-poho-o-tamatea), high place · 1.0 km - [seat](https://www.chch.live/summit/seat), high place · 1.7 km ## The reports nearby 21 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Animal - General](https://www.chch.live/report/6905365), [1403 Summit Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/1403-summit-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6771090), Canterbury, Christchurch 8971, New Zealand - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6755337), [1303 Summit Road, Hillsborough, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/1303-summit-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6753406), Canterbury, Christchurch 8971, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6525110), [1405 Summit Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough/1405-summit-road) - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/6400340), CM38+R8, Hillsborough, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/5692639), CM38+R8, Hillsborough, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand - [Animal - General](https://www.chch.live/report/5338354), CM38+R8, Hillsborough, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/4971647), CM38+R8, Hillsborough, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand - [Street Cleaning](https://www.chch.live/report/4420978), CM38+R8, Hillsborough, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/4073227), CM38+R8, Hillsborough, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/3974509), CM38+R8, Hillsborough, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Mount Vernon?** A named summit in the open map’s record of Christchurch, 462 metres above the sea, standing over [Hillsborough](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough). **How high is Mount Vernon?** 462 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-vernon Every high place as data: https://www.chch.live/peaks.geojson The old sites below them: https://www.chch.live/site