Thunder Creek Falls
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: ogwen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Waterfall
- Description: waterfall at the Haast Pass, Mount Aspiring National Park, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Ninety-Foot Falls”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gates of Haast and Gates of Haast Bridge.
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.
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 Thunder Creek Falls.
Thunder Creek Falls
- Category: body of water
- Location: West Coast, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-44.0384° or 44° 2′ 18″ southLongitude
169.36527° or 169° 21′ 55″ eastElevation
591 metres (1,939 feet)Height
96 metres (315 feet)Open location code
4V7FX968+J4OpenStreetMap ID
node 1063575872OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfallGeoNames ID
6207511Wikidata ID
Q104804011
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Thunder Creek Falls” goes by many names.
- German: “Thunder Creek Falls”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Burke Flat and Blue Duck Flat.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gravel stockpile and Churn Rapids.
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