# Water Tower (Cashmere Hill lookout), a lookout of Christchurch A named lookout on the city’s high ground, standing over Cashmere. Suburb: [Cashmere](https://www.chch.live/cashmere) From the air, an aerial view of Water Tower (Cashmere Hill lookout): https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=summit-water-tower-cashmere-hill-lookout (LINZ / ECan aerial survey, CC BY 4.0). ## On the register nearby Listed places within about 300m, neighbours of the spot, not the spot itself unless the register says so. - [Sign of the Takahe and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/91), 200 Hackthorne Road · List 275 - [Dwelling and Setting, Rise Cottage](https://www.chch.live/place/249), 10 Westenra Terrace · List 1921 ## 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 - [The plan zones this ground Open Space Community Parks](https://www.chch.live/zones), OCP - [The rockfall survey counts 17 boulders within 500 m](https://www.chch.live/boulders), 11 came down - [The nearest recorded shake: M3](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 5 January 2011 · under 150 m from the pin · 603 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.57982&lon=172.6339&radius=250 ## Around it - [Cracroft Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1613-cracroft-reserve), the botanic park it’s inside - [Takahe Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1667-takahe-reserve), community park · ~250 m - [Walk and bike track through Cashmere](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-537-cashmere), track · 1.0 km - [Walk and bike track through Beckenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-520-beckenham), track · 1.2 km - [Sign of the Takahe Lookout](https://www.chch.live/summit/sign-of-the-takahe-lookout), high place · under 150 m - [Planetable](https://www.chch.live/summit/planetable), high place · 2.3 km - [Hidden Valley lookout](https://www.chch.live/summit/hidden-valley-lookout), high place · 2.5 km - [Te Heru-o-Kahukura / Sugarloaf](https://www.chch.live/summit/te-heru-o-kahukura-sugarloaf), high place · 2.9 km ## The reports nearby 439 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/9071981), [1 Westenra Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/1-westenra-terrace) - [Street Cleaning](https://www.chch.live/report/9052684), [128 Dyers Pass Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/128-dyers-pass-road) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9022739), Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9005033), [158 Hackthorne Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/158-hackthorne-road) - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8955046), [175 Hackthorne Road, Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/175-hackthorne-road) - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8892543), [16A Takahe Dr, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/16a-takahe-drive) - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8883815), [200A Hackthorne Road, Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/200a-hackthorne-road) - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8883274), [176 Hackthorne Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/176-hackthorne-road) - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8855569), [177A Hackthorne Road, Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/177a-hackthorne-road) - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8850253), [128 Dyers Pass Road, Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/128-dyers-pass-road) - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8836227), 168–176 Hackthorne Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8822574), [166 Hackthorne Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/166-hackthorne-road) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Water Tower (Cashmere Hill lookout)?** A named lookout in the open map’s record of Christchurch, standing over [Cashmere](https://www.chch.live/cashmere). **What’s on the register near Water Tower (Cashmere Hill lookout)?** 2 listed places within 300m of the pin, each opens its own record from this page. **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/water-tower-cashmere-hill-lookout Every high place as data: https://www.chch.live/peaks.geojson The old sites below them: https://www.chch.live/site