# Te Moenga-o-Wheke / The Tors, a summit of Christchurch A named summit on the city’s high ground, 464 metres above the sea, standing over Heathcote Valley. Also recorded as “Te Moenga-o-Wheke”. Height: 464 metres Suburb: [Heathcote Valley](https://www.chch.live/heathcote-valley) From the air, an aerial view of Te Moenga-o-Wheke / The Tors: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=summit-te-moenga-o-wheke-the-tors (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 136 boulders within 500 m](https://www.chch.live/boulders), 53 came down · 24 wobble easy - [The nearest recorded shake: M3.8](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 22 February 2011 · ~200 m from the pin · 537 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.590971&lon=172.697689&radius=250 ## Around it - [Tors Scenic Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1227-tors-scenic-reserve), the regional park it’s inside - [Castle Rock Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/951-castle-rock-reserve), regional park · under 150 m - [Walk and bike track through Heathcote Valley](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-154-heathcote-valley), track · ~150 m - [Walk and bike track through Lyttelton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-168-lyttelton), track · ~900 m - [Te Tihi-o-Kahukura / Castle Rock](https://www.chch.live/summit/te-tihi-o-kahukura-castle-rock), high place · ~400 m - [Watchtower lookout](https://www.chch.live/summit/watchtower-lookout), high place · ~950 m - [Mount Cavendish](https://www.chch.live/summit/mount-cavendish), high place · 1.5 km - [Upper Gondola Station](https://www.chch.live/summit/upper-gondola-station), high place · 1.5 km ## The reports nearby 6 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8415026), 859–973 Summit Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/7102811), [1013 Summit Road, Canterbury Region 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/heathcote-valley/1013-summit-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7019385), Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/5872245), [1012 Summit Road, Canterbury 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/heathcote-valley/1012-summit-road) - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/5690113), [1012 Summit Road, Canterbury 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/heathcote-valley/1012-summit-road) - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/5484009), [1011 Summit Road, Canterbury 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/heathcote-valley/1011-summit-road) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Te Moenga-o-Wheke / The Tors?** A named summit in the open map’s record of Christchurch, 464 metres above the sea, standing over [Heathcote Valley](https://www.chch.live/heathcote-valley). **How high is Te Moenga-o-Wheke / The Tors?** 464 metres, as OpenStreetMap tags it, a mapper’s elevation, not a new survey. **What else is Te Moenga-o-Wheke / The Tors called?** The map also records “Te Moenga-o-Wheke”, 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-moenga-o-wheke-the-tors Every high place as data: https://www.chch.live/peaks.geojson The old sites below them: https://www.chch.live/site