Churn Rapids
Churn Rapids is a rapids in West Coast, South Island. Churn Rapids is situated nearby to the locality Burke Flat, as well as near Pleasant Flat.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. Thunder Creek Falls is situated 3 km southeast of Churn Rapids.
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 4 km east of Churn Rapids.
Gates of Haast Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gates of Haast Bridge is situated 4 km east of Churn Rapids.
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 4½ km northeast of Churn Rapids.
Churn Rapids
- Type: Rapids
- Description: rapids in the Burke River, New Zealand
- Category: body of water
- Location: West Coast, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-44.02758° or 44° 1′ 39″ southLongitude
169.33336° or 169° 20′ 0″ eastElevation
544 metres (1,785 feet)Open location code
4V7FX8CM+X8OpenStreetMap ID
way 984143696OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=rapidsGeoNames ID
6207357Wikidata ID
Q32160161
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Satellite Map
Discover Churn Rapids from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Churn Rapids” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Churn Rapids”
- German: “Churn Rapids”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Burke Flat and Blue Duck Flat.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dans Knob and Gravel stockpile.
West Coast: Must-Visit Destinations
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