Shale Creek
Shale Creek is a stream in West Coast, South Island and has an elevation of 1,125 metres. Shale Creek is situated nearby to the locality Pleasant Flat.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gates of Haast and Gates of Haast Bridge.
Gates of Haast
Waterfall
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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 southwest of Shale Creek.
Gates of Haast Bridge
Bridge
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Gates of Haast Bridge is situated 2½ km southwest of Shale Creek.
Thunder Creek Falls
Waterfall
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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 4 km west of Shale Creek.
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 3 km northwest of Shale Creek.
Shale Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: West Coast, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-44.02833° or 44° 1′ 42″ southLongitude
169.41009° or 169° 24′ 36″ eastElevation
1,125 metres (3,691 feet)Open location code
4V7FXCC6+M2GeoNames ID
6207414
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