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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Eli Duke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Baldy Hill and Mount Misery.
Baldy Hill
Peak
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Baldy Hill is a peak, which is situated 2½ km east of Cass River.
Mount Misery
Peak
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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.
Bealey Spur
Hamlet
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Bealey Spur is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km northwest of Cass River.
Dracophyllum Flat
Locality
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Dracophyllum Flat is a locality, which is situated 9 km south of Cass River.
Cass River
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Selwyn District, Canterbury Region, New Zealand
- Category: body of water
- Location: Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Cass River” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر كاس”
- Cebuano: “Cass River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر كاس”
- French: “Cass”
- German: “Cass River”
- Welsh: “Afon Cass”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mount Misery and Cass Saddle.
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