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
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Latitude

-42.92367° or 42° 55′ 25″ south

Longitude

171.48135° or 171° 28′ 53″ east

Elevation

1,613 metres (5,292 feet)

Height

50 metres (164 feet)

Open location code

4V9H3FGJ+GG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1063576177

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=waterfall

GeoNames ID

6215834

Wikidata 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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