Burke River
The Burke River is a river of New Zealand's South Island, located in Mount Aspiring National Park. It flows east for 19 kilometres from close to the Mueller Pass, reaching the Haast River 10 kilometres south of the Haast Pass.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Thunder Creek Falls and Gates of Haast.
Thunder Creek Falls
Waterfall
Photo: ogwen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Thunder Creek Falls is a waterfall in Mount Aspiring National Park, Westland District, New Zealand. It is located in the Haast River valley, around 52 kilometres inland from Haast, near the Gates of Haast bridge on State Highway 6.
Gates of Haast
Waterfall
Photo: Bdsuler, Copyrighted free use.
The Gates of Haast is a gorge on the Haast River in Mount Aspiring National Park in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located 56 kilometres inland by road from the township of Haast and 9 kilometres from the summit of Haast Pass. Gates of Haast is situated 2½ km east of Burke River.
Gates of Haast Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gates of Haast Bridge is situated 2½ km east of Burke River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pleasant Flat.
Pleasant Flat
Locality
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
Pleasant Flat is an alluvial floodplain of the Haast River in the Haast Pass on New Zealand's South Island. A former stopping place for travellers crossing the pass before the building of the highway, it now has a campsite and picnic shelter. Pleasant Flat is situated 4 km northeast of Burke River.
Burke River
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-44.03333° or 44° 2′ southLongitude
169.35° or 169° 21′ eastElevation
538 metres (1,765 feet)Open location code
4V7FX982+M2GeoNames ID
2192813
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