Waimakariri Falls
Waimakariri Falls is a waterfall in Canterbury, South Island and has an elevation of 1,613 metres. Waimakariri Falls is situated nearby to the locality Bealey Chasm, as well as near the village Arthur’s Pass.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Rolleston and Mount Guinevere.
Mount Rolleston
Peak
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Rolleston is a prominent peak in Arthur's Pass National Park in the South Island of New Zealand. It was named by the surveyor Arthur Dudley Dobson in 1864, who observed the peak while searching for a route through the Southern Alps to the West Coast gold fields. Mount Rolleston is situated 3 km northeast of Waimakariri Falls.
Mount Guinevere
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Guinevere is a 2,042-metre-elevation mountain in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand. Mount Guinevere is situated 3 km south of Waimakariri Falls.
Crow Glacier
Glacier
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crow Glacier is situated 2½ km east of Waimakariri Falls.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arthur’s Pass.
Arthur’s Pass
Village
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arthur's Pass, previously called Camping Flat then Bealey Flats, and for some time officially Arthur Pass, is a township in the Southern Alps of the South Island of New Zealand, located in the Selwyn district. Arthur’s Pass is situated 7 km east of Waimakariri Falls.
Waimakariri Falls
- Type: Waterfall
- Description: waterfall in New Zealand
- Category: body of water
- Location: Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-42.92367° or 42° 55′ 25″ southLongitude
171.48135° or 171° 28′ 53″ eastElevation
1,613 metres (5,292 feet)Height
50 metres (164 feet)Open location code
4V9H3FGJ+GGOpenStreetMap ID
node 1063576177OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfallGeoNames ID
6215834Wikidata ID
Q34761794
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Waimakariri Falls” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Waimakariri Falls”
- German: “Waimakariri Falls”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bealey Chasm and Pegleg Flat.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Waimakariri Falls and Carrington Peak.
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