Rimutaka Range
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The Rimutaka Range (often referred to as the Rimutaka Ranges) is one of several mountain ranges in the North Island of New Zealand which form a ridge running parallel with the east coast of the island between East Cape and Wellington.
The ridge is at its most pronounced in the southern part of the island, where it consists of the Ruahine, Tararua, and Rimutaka Ranges.
The Rimutakas run southwest-northeast for 55 kilometres from Turakirae Head at the eastern end of Palliser Bay to the upper reaches of the Hutt Valley where it joins the southern end of the Tararua Range.
To cross the ridges from the Hutt Valley to Featherston and beyond, there is a narrow road. At the summit there is a little shop and lookout point.
The highest peak in the Rimutakas is Mount Matthews, at 940 metres.
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