# Tauhinukorokio / Mount Pleasant, a summit of Christchurch A named summit on the city’s high ground, 499 metres above the sea, standing over Heathcote Valley. Also recorded as “Tauhinukorokio”. Height: 499 metres Suburb: [Heathcote Valley](https://www.chch.live/heathcote-valley) From the air, an aerial view of Tauhinukorokio / Mount Pleasant: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=summit-tauhinukorokio-mount-pleasant (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 reserves this ground for Mt Pleasant Radio Station](https://www.chch.live/designations), Chorus New Zealand Limited / Telecom New Zealand Limited - [The plan zones this ground Open Space Natural](https://www.chch.live/zones), ON - [The rockfall survey counts 39 boulders within 500 m](https://www.chch.live/boulders), 2 came down · 6 wobble easy - [The nearest recorded shake: M3.9](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 3 March 2011 · under 150 m from the pin · 490 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.588804&lon=172.727213&radius=250 ## Around it - [Mt Pleasant Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1659-mt-pleasant-reserve), the regional park it’s inside - [Greenwood Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1909-greenwood-park), regional park · ~300 m - [Walk and bike track through Sumner](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-187-sumner), track · ~250 m - [Walk and bike track through Lyttelton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-168-lyttelton), track · 1.5 km - [Port hills](https://www.chch.live/summit/port-hills), high place · ~350 m - [Ōketeupoko / The Basket of Heads](https://www.chch.live/summit/oketeupoko-the-basket-of-heads), high place · ~550 m - [Upper Gondola Station](https://www.chch.live/summit/upper-gondola-station), high place · ~850 m - [Mount Cavendish](https://www.chch.live/summit/mount-cavendish), high place · ~900 m ## The reports nearby 28 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8201341), [52A Broadleaf Ln, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/heathcote-valley/52a-broadleaf-lane) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6885860), [52A Broadleaf Lane, Heathcote Valley, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/heathcote-valley/52a-broadleaf-lane) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5932327), [48 Broadleaf Lane, Heathcote Valley, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/heathcote-valley/48-broadleaf-lane) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5930145), [52 Broadleaf Lane, Heathcote Valley, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/heathcote-valley/52-broadleaf-lane) - [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5449032), [52A Broadleaf Lane, Heathcote Valley, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/heathcote-valley/52a-broadleaf-lane) - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/2694740), [20 Broadleaf Lane, Heathcote Valley, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/heathcote-valley/20-broadleaf-lane) - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/1860503), [52A Broadleaf Lane, Heathcote Valley, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/heathcote-valley/52a-broadleaf-lane) - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/1860498), Broadleaf Lane, Canterbury 8081, New Zealand - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/1812652), 52, Broadleaf Lane, Heathcote Valley, Canterbury, 8081, New Zealand - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/1812641), [52A, Broadleaf Lane, Heathcote Valley, Canterbury, 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/heathcote-valley/52a-52a) - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/1794401), New Zealand - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/1782232), 52, Broadleaf Lane, Heathcote Valley, Canterbury, 8081, New Zealand ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Tauhinukorokio / Mount Pleasant?** A named summit in the open map’s record of Christchurch, 499 metres above the sea, standing over [Heathcote Valley](https://www.chch.live/heathcote-valley). **How high is Tauhinukorokio / Mount Pleasant?** 499 metres, as OpenStreetMap tags it, a mapper’s elevation, not a new survey. **What else is Tauhinukorokio / Mount Pleasant called?** The map also records “Tauhinukorokio”, 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. --- 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/tauhinukorokio-mount-pleasant Every high place as data: https://www.chch.live/peaks.geojson The old sites below them: https://www.chch.live/site