Balmacaan Saddle
Balmacaan Saddle is a mountain saddle in Ashburton District, Canterbury and has an elevation of 1,259 metres. Balmacaan Saddle is situated nearby to the hamlet Lake Clearwater.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Harper/Mahaanui.
Mount Harper/Mahaanui
Peak
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Harper / Mahaanui is a mountain in Canterbury, New Zealand, within the foothills of the Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana. The mountain is the tallest point of the Harper Range, which is separated from the nearby Ben Macleod and Tara Haoa ranges to the south by the Rangitata River, and from the Moorhouse Range to the east by the Pudding valley.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lake Clearwater and Mesopotamia.
Lake Clearwater
Hamlet
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lake Clearwater is a village in the Ashburton District of New Zealand between a lake of the same name and the nearby Lake Camp. The village lies within the Ōtūwharekai/Ashburton Lakes region.
Mesopotamia
Locality
Mesopotamia is an area of land at the head of the Rangitata River, east of the Southern Alps and inland from Peel Forest. The area is home to the well known Mesopotamia Station which was established by influential novelist Samuel Butler in 1860 after arriving from England. Mesopotamia is situated 10 km west of Balmacaan Saddle.
Balmacaan Saddle
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,259 metres
- Description: gap in New Zealand
- Categories: gap and landform
- Location: Ashburton District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-43.65075° or 43° 39′ 3″ southLongitude
171.01711° or 171° 1′ 2″ eastElevation
1,259 metres (4,131 feet)Open location code
4V8H82X8+MROpenStreetMap ID
node 9282458805OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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In Other Languages
“Balmacaan Saddle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Balmacaan Saddle”
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