Gates of Haast
The Gates of Haast is a gorge on the Haast River in Mount Aspiring National Park in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located 56 kilometres inland by road from the township of Haast and 9 kilometres from the summit of Haast Pass.Photo: Bdsuler, Copyrighted free use.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gates of Haast Bridge and Thunder Creek Falls.
Thunder Creek Falls
Waterfall
Photo: ogwen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Thunder Creek Falls is a waterfall in Mount Aspiring National Park, Westland District, New Zealand. It is located in the Haast River valley, around 52 kilometres inland from Haast, near the Gates of Haast bridge on State Highway 6.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pleasant Flat.
Pleasant Flat
Locality
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
Pleasant Flat is an alluvial floodplain of the Haast River in the Haast Pass on New Zealand's South Island. A former stopping place for travellers crossing the pass before the building of the highway, it now has a campsite and picnic shelter. Pleasant Flat is situated 3½ km north of Gates of Haast.
Gates of Haast
- Type: Waterfall
- Description: gorge in New Zealand
- Categories: tourism, tourist attraction, and body of water
- Location: Westland District, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-44.03982° or 44° 2′ 23″ southLongitude
169.38011° or 169° 22′ 48″ eastHeight
4 metres (13 feet)Open location code
4V7FX96J+32OpenStreetMap ID
node 1025432037OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfallWikidata ID
Q105973592
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In Other Languages
“Gates of Haast” goes by many names.
- German: “Gates of Haast”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gravel stockpile and Stewart Knob.
Nearby Places
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