Rome Ridge

Rome Ridge is a ridge in Canterbury, South Island and has an elevation of 1,633 metres. Rome Ridge is situated nearby to the locality Arthur’s Pass.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Rolleston and Arthur’s Pass.

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.

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 2½ km northeast of Rome Ridge.

Crow Glacier

Glacier

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 3½ km southeast of Rome Ridge.

Rome Ridge

Type: Ridge with an elevation of 1,633 metres
Description: mountain ridge in New Zealand
Categories: mountain ridge and landform
Location: Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-42.9183° or 42° 55′ 6″ south

Longitude

171.53012° or 171° 31′ 48″ east

Elevation

1,633 metres (5,358 feet)

Open location code

4V9H3GJJ+M2

GeoNames ID

6216077

Wikidata ID

Q31686880

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In Other Languages

“Rome Ridge” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Rome Ridge”

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Localities in the Area

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