Marcel Pass

Marcel Pass is a mountain saddle in Westland District, West Coast and has an elevation of 3,028 metres.

Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 3,028 metres
Description: gap in New Zealand
Also known as: “Marcel Col”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Haast and Mount Lendenfeld.

Mount Haast

Peak

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Mount Haast is a mountain summit located in the Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, in the Westland District of New Zealand. The mountain was named after the German-born geologist Julius von Haast by James Mackay.

Mount Lendenfeld

Peak

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Lendenfeld Peak, in the past also Mount Lendenfeld, is the eighth highest named summit in New Zealand and in Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park. The summit is named after the Austrian zoologist and mountaineer Robert J.

Dixon Peak

Peak

Photo: Murray Foubister, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dixon Peak, previously known as Mount Dixon, is the 23rd highest peak in New Zealand, rising to a height of 3,004 metres. It is located in the Southern Alps of the South Island in the Mackenzie District, within Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park, and only a short distance from its more illustrious neighbour Aoraki / Mount Cook.

Marcel Pass

Categories: gap and landform
Location: Westland District, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-43.56046° or 43° 33′ 38″ south

Longitude

170.17519° or 170° 10′ 31″ east

Elevation

3,028 metres (9,934 feet)

Named after

Marcel Kurz

Open location code

4V8GC5QG+R3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6699813677

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=saddle

GeoNames ID

6209192

Wikidata ID

Q32269738

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Satellite Map

Discover Marcel Pass from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

“Marcel Pass” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Marcel Col”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Husky Flat and The Cove.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Engineer Pass and Pioneer Pass.

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