# Te Heru-o-Kahukura / Sugarloaf, a summit of Christchurch A named summit on the city’s high ground, 496 metres above the sea. Also recorded as “Te Heru-o-Kahukura” and “Sugarloaf”. Height: 496 metres From the air, an aerial view of Te Heru-o-Kahukura / Sugarloaf: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=summit-te-heru-o-kahukura-sugarloaf (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 reserves this ground for Sugar Loaf Broadcast & Telecommunications](https://www.chch.live/designations), Kordia Limited - [The plan zones this ground Open Space Natural](https://www.chch.live/zones), ON - [The rockfall survey counts 34 boulders within 500 m](https://www.chch.live/boulders), 10 came down · 7 wobble easy - [The nearest recorded shake: M3.6](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 22 February 2011 · ~150 m from the pin · 550 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.603683&lon=172.649517&radius=250 ## Around it - [Thomson Scenic Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/928-thomson-scenic-reserve), the regional park it’s inside - [Sugarloaf Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1522-sugarloaf-reserve), regional park · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Cashmere](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-539-cashmere), track · ~250 m - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-494-christchurch), track · 1.0 km - [seat](https://www.chch.live/summit/seat), high place · ~200 m - [Marleys Hill](https://www.chch.live/summit/marleys-hill), high place · 1.6 km - [Hidden Valley lookout](https://www.chch.live/summit/hidden-valley-lookout), high place · 1.6 km - [Te Poho-o-Tamatea](https://www.chch.live/summit/te-poho-o-tamatea), high place · 1.6 km ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Te Heru-o-Kahukura / Sugarloaf?** A named summit in the open map’s record of Christchurch, 496 metres above the sea. **How high is Te Heru-o-Kahukura / Sugarloaf?** 496 metres, as OpenStreetMap tags it, a mapper’s elevation, not a new survey. **What else is Te Heru-o-Kahukura / Sugarloaf called?** The map also records “Te Heru-o-Kahukura” and “Sugarloaf”, 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/te-heru-o-kahukura-sugarloaf Every high place as data: https://www.chch.live/peaks.geojson The old sites below them: https://www.chch.live/site