Arthur Dudley Dobson Memorial

The Arthur Dudley Dobson Memorial is a memorial obelisk at Arthur's Pass in New Zealand's Southern Alps. Unveiled in 1937 by former Prime Minister George Forbes, it commemorates Sir Arthur Dudley Dobson, after whom the pass is named.

Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.

Type: Memorial
Description: memorial in Arthur’s Pass, New Zealand
Also known as: “Arthur’s Pass memorial cairn” and “Dobson Memorial”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Arthur’s Pass and Lake Misery.

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.

Lake Misery

Lake

Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Otira Tunnel

Tunnel

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Otira Tunnel is a railway tunnel on the Midland Line in the South Island of New Zealand, between Otira and Arthur's Pass. It runs under the Southern Alps from Arthur's Pass to Otira – a length of over 8.5 kilometres. Otira Tunnel is situated 790 metres north of Arthur Dudley Dobson Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arthur’s Pass and Otira.

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 south of Arthur Dudley Dobson Memorial.

Otira

Hamlet

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Otira is a small township 15 kilometres north of Arthur's Pass in the central South Island of New Zealand. It is on the northern approach to the pass, a saddle between the Ōtira and Bealey Rivers high in the Southern Alps. Otira is situated 9 km north of Arthur Dudley Dobson Memorial.

Arthur Dudley Dobson Memorial

Category: historic site
Location: Westland District, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-42.90789° or 42° 54′ 28″ south

Longitude

171.55911° or 171° 33′ 33″ east

Named after

Arthur Dudley Dobson

Open location code

4V9H3HR5+RJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3921690353

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

Wikidata ID

Q106776144

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Twin Creek Bridge and waterfall.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: RWCTBG - Temple Basin Goods Lift and Temple Basin Track and Skifield Carpark.

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