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Pūtangirua Pinnacles

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Pūtangirua Pinnacles

The dramatically eroded Pūtangirua Pinnacles in Aorangi Forest Park are among the region’s most spectacular landforms. A walking track from the Palliser Bay coast leads to the pinnacles, formed from old alluvial gravels.

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Ben Schrader, Wairarapa places – Palliser district, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/12045/putangirua-pinnacles (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Ben Schrader, published 2 March 2009, updated 11 June 2015.