Kaimanawa Range

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Kaimanawa Range is a rugged mountain range in New Zealand’s central North Island known for its remote wilderness, native forests, and popular tramping and hunting areas.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Kaimanawa-Oruamatua area 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range
adjacentTo Kaweka Range
Rangitikei River valley NERFINISHED
Tongariro National Park
climate high rainfall
temperate
contains Kaimanawa Forest Park
surface form: Kaimanawa Forest

Kaimanawa wild horse habitat
containsProtectedArea Kaimanawa Forest Park
country New Zealand
drainedBy Mohaka River NERFINISHED
Rangitikei River NERFINISHED
Tongariro River NERFINISHED
fauna Kaimanawa wild horses
feral pigs
red deer
sika deer
flora southern beech
tussock grasses
hasAccessPoint Desert Road (State Highway 1)
State Highway 5 NERFINISHED
hasConservationIssue management of Kaimanawa wild horse population
hasFeature alpine tops
beech forest
river valleys
rugged terrain
tussock grasslands
hazard flood-prone rivers
rapidly changing weather
winter snow at higher elevations
knownFor backcountry recreation
hunting
native forests
remote wilderness
tramping
languageOfToponym Māori
locatedIn North Island NERFINISHED
central North Island
managedBy Department of Conservation (New Zealand)
partOf Kaimanawa Range self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kaimanawa-Oruamatua area

Volcanic Plateau
recreationalActivity backcountry tramping
fishing
hiking
horse trekking
hunting
region Manawatū-Whanganui region NERFINISHED
Waikato region NERFINISHED
usedFor military training (historically in parts)

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

North Island hasMountainRange Kaimanawa Range
Kaimanawa Range partOf Kaimanawa Range self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Kaimanawa-Oruamatua area
Rangitīkei River sourceLocation Kaimanawa Range