Reid Falls

Reid Falls is a waterfall in West Coast, South Island and has an elevation of 828 metres. Reid Falls is situated nearby to the locality Candys Bend, as well as near Deaths Corner.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Arthur’s Pass and Lake Misery.

Arthur’s Pass

Mountain saddle

Photo: Mhp1255, Public domain.

Arthur's Pass is a mountain pass in the Southern Alps of the South Island of New Zealand. The pass sits 920 metres or 3,020 feet above sea level and marks part of the boundary between the West Coast and Canterbury regions. Arthur’s Pass is situated 3 km south of Reid Falls.

Lake Misery

Lake

Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mount Philistine

Peak

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mount Philistine is a peak, which is situated 2½ km west of Reid Falls.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Otira and Arthur’s Pass.

Otira

Hamlet

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Otira is a small township 15 kilometres north of Arthur's Pass in the central South Island of New Zealand. It is on the northern approach to the pass, a saddle between the Ōtira and Bealey Rivers high in the Southern Alps. Otira is situated 6 km north of Reid Falls.

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 south of Reid Falls.

Reid Falls

Type: Waterfall
Category: body of water
Location: West Coast, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-42.88091° or 42° 52′ 51″ south

Longitude

171.55757° or 171° 33′ 27″ east

Elevation

828 metres (2,717 feet)

Open location code

4V9H4H95+J2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1063575502

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=waterfall

GeoNames ID

6215903

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Highlights include Candys Bridge and Candys Half Bridge.

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