Arthur’s Pass
Arthur's Pass is a mountain pass in the Southern Alps of the South Island of New Zealand. The pass sits 920 metres or 3,020 feet above sea level and marks part of the boundary between the West Coast and Canterbury regions.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Mhp1255, Public domain.
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,269 metres
- Description: mountain pass in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Arthur Pass”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Arthur Dudley Dobson Memorial and Lake Misery.
Arthur Dudley Dobson Memorial
Memorial
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
The Arthur Dudley Dobson Memorial is a memorial obelisk at Arthur's Pass in New Zealand's Southern Alps. Unveiled in 1937 by former Prime Minister George Forbes, it commemorates Sir Arthur Dudley Dobson, after whom the pass is named.
Temple Basin
Sports venue
Temple Basin is a club skifield in Arthur's Pass, in New Zealand's South Island. Operated by two clubs, the Temple Basin Ski Club and the Canterbury University Snow Sports Club, the ski area has 3 rope tows, two on-site lodges, two shelters and a ski school and ski shop.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arthur’s Pass and Otira.
Arthur’s Pass
Village
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arthur's Pass, previously called Camping Flat then Bealey Flats, and for some time officially Arthur Pass, is a township in the Southern Alps of the South Island of New Zealand, located in the Selwyn district.
Otira
Hamlet
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Otira is a small township fifteen kilometres north of Arthur's Pass in the central South Island of New Zealand. It is on the northern approach to the pass, a saddle between the Ōtira and Bealey Rivers high in the Southern Alps. Otira is situated 9 km north of Arthur’s Pass.
Arthur’s Pass
- Categories: rail mountain pass, mountain pass, gap, and landform
- Location: Westland District, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-42.90741° or 42° 54′ 27″ southLongitude
171.55939° or 171° 33′ 34″ eastElevation
1,269 metres (4,163 feet)Named after
Arthur Dudley DobsonOpen location code
4V9H3HV5+2QOpenStreetMap ID
node 4931729171OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddleGeoNames ID
2193780Wikidata ID
Q15191430
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Arthur’s Pass” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Arthur’s Pass”
- Cebuano: “Arthur’s Pass”
- Chinese: “亚瑟通道”
- Czech: “Arthurův průsmyk”
- French: “col d’Arthur”
- French: “Col d’Arthur”
- German: “Arthur’s Pass”
- Hungarian: “Arthur-hágó”
- Slovenian: “Arthur’s Pass”
- Spanish: “Paso de Arthur”
- Ukrainian: “Артурс-Пасс”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Twin Creek Bridge and waterfall.
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