# Te Upoko-o-Kurī / Witch Hill, a summit of Christchurch A named summit on the city’s high ground, 421 metres above the sea, standing over Hillsborough. Also recorded as “Te Upoko-o-Kurī”. Height: 421 metres Suburb: [Hillsborough](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough) From the air, an aerial view of Te Upoko-o-Kurī / Witch Hill: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=summit-te-upoko-o-kuri-witch-hill (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 91 boulders within 500 m](https://www.chch.live/boulders), 26 came down · 11 wobble easy - [The nearest recorded shake: M3.3](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 27 December 2011 · ~150 m from the pin · 583 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.593407&lon=172.677652&radius=250 ## Around it - [Witch Hill](https://www.chch.live/park/954-witch-hill), the regional park it’s inside - [Rapaki Track](https://www.chch.live/park/1508-rapaki-track), regional park · ~250 m - [Walk and bike track through Hillsborough](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-103-hillsborough), track · ~150 m - [Walk and bike track through Cashmere](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-586-cashmere), track · ~950 m - [Mount Vernon](https://www.chch.live/summit/mount-vernon), high place · ~800 m - [Te Poho-o-Tamatea](https://www.chch.live/summit/te-poho-o-tamatea), high place · 1.2 km - [Hidden Valley lookout](https://www.chch.live/summit/hidden-valley-lookout), high place · 1.4 km - [Te Moenga-o-Wheke / The Tors](https://www.chch.live/summit/te-moenga-o-wheke-the-tors), high place · 1.6 km ## The reports nearby 4 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/3914369), Summit Road, Rapaki, Rapaki Canterbury , New Zealand - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/3832995), Summit Road, Canterbury 8971, New Zealand - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/1708287), Summit Road, Canterbury 8971, New Zealand - [Parks](https://www.chch.live/report/868977), Rapaki, 8022, Canterbury ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Te Upoko-o-Kurī / Witch Hill?** A named summit in the open map’s record of Christchurch, 421 metres above the sea, standing over [Hillsborough](https://www.chch.live/hillsborough). **How high is Te Upoko-o-Kurī / Witch Hill?** 421 metres, as OpenStreetMap tags it, a mapper’s elevation, not a new survey. **What else is Te Upoko-o-Kurī / Witch Hill called?** The map also records “Te Upoko-o-Kurī”, 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-upoko-o-kuri-witch-hill Every high place as data: https://www.chch.live/peaks.geojson The old sites below them: https://www.chch.live/site