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Waiouru topographic map

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Waiouru

Waiouru's climate is mild, with very little temperature variation from month to month throughout the year, but because of its high altitude and close proximity to Mt Ruapehu it is still relatively cool compared to other North Island population centres, and can get quite cold at anytime of the year when the wind blows down from the mountain. The Desert Road is regularly closed in winter owing to heavy snowfalls. Waiouru's climate can be described as cool temperate, bordering on sub tropical highland, (Köppen Cfb), very similar to the climate of the much higher latitude Edinburgh, Scotland and Metlakatla, Alaska, but with higher diurnal temperature variation.

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Name: Waiouru topographic map, elevation, terrain.

Location: Waiouru, Ruapehu District, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand (-39.48625 175.66274 -39.45176 175.69999)

Average elevation: 814 m

Minimum elevation: 728 m

Maximum elevation: 931 m

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