Cass River

The Cass River is an alpine river in the Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand. It rises near the Cass Saddle in the Craigieburn Forest Park and flows generally northeast alongside the Craigieburn Range before turning north to meet the Waimakariri River.

Photo: Eli Duke, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Baldy Hill and Mount Misery.

Baldy Hill

Peak

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Baldy Hill is a peak, which is situated 2½ km east of Cass River.

Mount Misery

Peak

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mount Misery is a peak, which is situated 3½ km north of Cass River.

Craigieburn Valley Ski Area

Sports venue

Craigieburn Valley Ski Area is a club skifield in the Southern Alps of New Zealand's South Island, about 104 km west from Christchurch. Catering only to intermediate and advanced skiers, it features a vertical range of 1308–1811 m, 160 ha of skiable area and 3 fast rope tows, the first installed in 1949. Craigieburn Valley Ski Area is situated 3½ km south of Cass River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cass and Bealey Spur.

Cass

Hamlet

Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.

Cass is a small locality in inland Canterbury on New Zealand's South Island, near Arthur's Pass. It is known for its small railway station which was the subject of the 1936 painting Cass by Rita Angus, voted in 2006 New Zealand's favourite work of art. Cass is situated 7 km northeast of Cass River.