Upper Twin Creek

Upper Twin Creek is a stream in Canterbury, South Island and has an elevation of 1,401 metres. Upper Twin Creek is situated nearby to the locality Arthur’s Pass.

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.

Lake Misery

Lake

Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Otira Tunnel

Tunnel

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Otira Tunnel is a railway tunnel on the Midland Line in the South Island of New Zealand, between Otira and Arthur's Pass. It runs under the Southern Alps from Arthur's Pass to Otira – a length of over 8.5 kilometres.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arthur’s Pass and Otira.

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 5 km south of Upper Twin Creek.

Otira

Hamlet

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Otira is a small township fifteen 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 8 km north of Upper Twin Creek.

Upper Twin Creek

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-42.8983° or 42° 53′ 54″ south

Longitude

171.57013° or 171° 34′ 13″ east

Elevation

1,401 metres (4,596 feet)

Open location code

4V9H4H2C+M3

GeoNames ID

6216014

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