McGrath Creek
McGrath Creek is a stream in Canterbury, South Island and has an elevation of 1,281 metres. McGrath Creek is situated nearby to the locality Arthur’s Pass.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Arthur’s Pass and Mount Rolleston.
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.
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.
Avalanche Peak
Peak
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Avalanche Peak is a 1,833 metres peak in the Arthur's Pass National Park in New Zealand. It is subject to avalanches in the winter, hence its name. Avalanche Peak has sheer drops of around 80 metres at the peak of the mountain and therefore is not recommended in icy or windy weather. Avalanche Peak is situated 3 km south of McGrath Creek.
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 3 km southeast of McGrath Creek.
McGrath Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-42.9183° or 42° 55′ 6″ southLongitude
171.54013° or 171° 32′ 25″ eastElevation
1,281 metres (4,203 feet)Open location code
4V9H3GJR+M3GeoNames ID
6216075
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