Ohakune topographic map
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Ohakune
Ohakune is located in the Ruapehu District and the Manawatū-Whanganui region, to the immediate south-west of the slopes of the Mount Ruapehu stratovolcano. The town is 25 kilometres (16 miles) west of Waiouru, 70 kilometres (43 miles) northeast of Whanganui, 287 kilometres (178 miles) north of Wellington and 292 kilometres (181 miles) south of Auckland, and is at an elevation of 582 metres (1,909 ft).
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Name: Ohakune topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Average elevation: 619 m
Minimum elevation: 510 m
Maximum elevation: 909 m
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