Blue Mountains
The Blue Mountains are a range of rugged hills in West Otago, in southern New Zealand. They form a barrier between the valleys of the Clutha and Pomahaka Rivers.- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 779 metres
- Description: mountain range in Clutha District, New Zealand
- Also known as: “BLUE MOUNTAINS”, “Mount Valpy”, “Tapanui”, and “Te Papanui”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tapanui and Kelso.
Tapanui
Village
Tapanui is a small town in West Otago in New Zealand's South Island, close to the boundary with Southland region. It is a forestry town at the foot of the Blue Mountains and the Pomahaka River. Tapanui is situated 4½ km west of Blue Mountains.
Kelso
Locality
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Kelso is an abandoned small settlement in Otago, New Zealand, located ten kilometres north of Tapanui on the Crookston Burn, close to its junction with the larger Pomahaka River. Kelso is situated 8 km northwest of Blue Mountains.
Crookston
Locality
Crookston is a small rural settlement in West Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located on SH 90 between Tapanui and Edievale, and lies 6 km east of Heriot. Crookston is situated 10 km north of Blue Mountains.
Blue Mountains
- Categories: mountain range and landform
- Location: Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Venetian—“Blue Mountains” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Blue Mountains”
- Dutch: “Blue Mountains”
- Egyptian Arabic: “الجبال الزرقا”
- French: “Blue Mountains”
- German: “Blue Mountains”
- Japanese: “ブルーマウンテンズ (ニュージーランド)”
- Ladin: “Blue Mountains (New Zealand)”
- Ladin: “Blue Mountains”
- Russian: “Блу-Маунтинс (горы, Новая Зеландия)”
- Russian: “Блу-Маунтинс”
- Russian: “Голубые горы (Новая Зеландия)”
- Spanish: “Montañas Azules”
- Venetian: “Monti Azules”
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