It is on the Napier-Taihape Road more known as the Gentle Annie which rises to 4,101 feet (1,250 m) at its peak.

[1] In the early days Kuripapango was a health resort with stores, two hotels and a weekly mail run.

Both hotels ended up burning down and Kuripapango fell into decline.

The name "Kuripapango" is a Māori-language word meaning "spotty dog".

This Hawke's Bay Region geography article is a stub.