# Ōketeupoko / The Basket of Heads, a summit of Christchurch

A named summit on the city’s high ground, standing over Lyttelton. Also recorded as “Ō kete upoko”.

Suburb: [Lyttelton](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton)

From the air, an aerial view of Ōketeupoko / The Basket of Heads: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=summit-oketeupoko-the-basket-of-heads (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 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 25 boulders within 500 m](https://www.chch.live/boulders), 16 came down
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3.1](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 7 March 2011 · under 150 m from the pin · 499 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.588917&lon=172.720433&radius=250

## Around it

- [Mt Pleasant Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1659-mt-pleasant-reserve), regional park · under 150 m
- [Scotts Valley Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1412-scotts-valley-reserve), regional park · ~100 m
- [Walk and bike track through Sumner](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-187-sumner), track · ~750 m
- [Walk and bike track through Heathcote Valley](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-163-heathcote-valley), track · ~1000 m
- [Walk and bike track through Lyttelton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-168-lyttelton), track · 1.0 km
- [Upper Gondola Station](https://www.chch.live/summit/upper-gondola-station), high place · ~300 m
- [Mount Cavendish](https://www.chch.live/summit/mount-cavendish), high place · ~350 m
- [Tauhinukorokio / Mount Pleasant](https://www.chch.live/summit/tauhinukorokio-mount-pleasant), high place · ~550 m
- [Port hills](https://www.chch.live/summit/port-hills), high place · ~850 m


## The reports nearby
7 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/8984295), 653–689 Summit Rd, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8022, New Zealand
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/4517881), [704 Summit Road, Lyttelton, Christchurch, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/704-summit-road)
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3941417), CP6C+65 Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3760817), [710 Summit Road, Canterbury 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/710-summit-road)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/3521057), [825 Summit Road, Heathcote Valley, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/825-summit-road)
- [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/report/2039447), [758 Summit Road, Canterbury, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/758-summit-road)
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/102206), Major Hornbrook Track, Lyttelton, 8082, Canterbury

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Ōketeupoko / The Basket of Heads?**

A named summit in the open map’s record of Christchurch, standing over [Lyttelton](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton).

**What else is Ōketeupoko / The Basket of Heads called?**

The map also records “Ō kete upoko”, the page answers to all of them.

**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.


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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/oketeupoko-the-basket-of-heads
Every high place as data: https://www.chch.live/peaks.geojson
The old sites below them: https://www.chch.live/site
