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Routeburn
The Routeburn Track is a world-renowned, 32 km tramping (hiking) track found in the South Island of New Zealand. The track can be done in either direction, starting on the Queenstown side of the Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, at the northern end of Lake Wakatipu or on the Te Anau side, at the Divide, several kilometres from the Homer Tunnel to Milford Sound / Piopiotahi. The New Zealand Department of Conservation classifies this track as a Great Walk and maintains three huts along the track: Routeburn Flats Hut, Routeburn Falls Hut, and Lake Mackenzie Hut; in addition there is an emergency shelter at Harris Saddle. The track overlaps both the Mount Aspiring and Fiordland National Parks, with the border and highest point being the Harris Saddle. There is access to another tramping area called the Greenstone and Caples Tracks from Lake Howden near The Divide. This area gets much less rain than Milford Sound / Piopiotahi, and the forests are very different, es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Routeburn Track Emergency Shelters
The Routeburn Track is a world-renowned, 32 km Tramping in New Zealand, tramping (hiking) track found in the South Island of New Zealand. The track can be done in either direction, starting on the Queenstown, New Zealand, Queenstown side of the Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, at the northern end of Lake Wakatipu or on the Te Anau side, at the Divide, several kilometres from the Homer Tunnel to Milford Sound / Piopiotahi. The New Zealand Department of Conservation classifies this track as a New Zealand Great Walks, Great Walk and maintains three huts along the track: Routeburn Flats Hut, Routeburn Falls Hut, and Lake Mackenzie Hut; in addition there is an emergency shelter at Harris Saddle. The track overlaps both the Mount Aspiring National Park, Mount Aspiring and Fiordland National Parks, with the border and highest point being the Harris Saddle. There is access to another tramping area called the Greenstone and Caples Tracks from Lake Howden near The Divide. Thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Routeburn River
The Routeburn River, also known as the Route Burn, is a river in New Zealand. It is a short stony river that flows for some 15 kilometres''Reed New Zealand Atlas'', map 89 into the Dart River / Te Awa Whakatipu in the South Island. The Routeburn River flows alongside a section of the Routeburn Track. The upper reaches of the river are found in the Routeburn North Branch and leave the Routeburn Track around the Routeburn Flat Hut area. The river has two main branches of similar length, which meet some 8 kilometres from the Dart. Both of these streams have sources in the Humboldt Range. One of these streams flows due south from the slopes of the 1960-metre Nereus Peak; the other flows south then east from Lake Wilson, a small tarn, passing through Lake Harris and over the Routeburn Falls. Several smaller streams join the river from the south closer to its entry into the Dart River. See also *List of rivers of New Zealand This is a list of all waterways named as rivers in New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand State Highway 94
State Highway 94 is a New Zealand state highway connecting the large Southland town of Gore with one of New Zealand's most popular destinations, Milford Sound. It also passes the significant townships of Lumsden and Te Anau as well going through the Homer Tunnel (in this area it is also called the 'Milford Road', with the section from Te Anau up to the Sound being ). The road also goes through Fiordland and crosses the Main Divide of the Southern Alps. It is regarded as one of the most scenic roads in New Zealand, and with a peak elevation of , the country's third highest highway after the Desert Road () and the Lindis Pass (). However, the "Milford Road" part is also one of the more dangerous public roads in New Zealand, with injury crash rates around 65% higher than the rest of New Zealand's network, and a fatality crash rate of almost twice average (per vehicle kilometre travelled), [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queenstown, New Zealand
Queenstown ( mi, Tāhuna) is a resort town in Otago in the south-west of New Zealand's South Island. It has an urban population of The town is built around an inlet called Queenstown Bay on Lake Wakatipu, a long, thin, Z-shaped lake formed by glacial processes, and has views of nearby mountains such as The Remarkables, Cecil Peak, Walter Peak and just above the town, Ben Lomond and Queenstown Hill. The Queenstown-Lakes District has a land area of not counting its inland lakes Hāwea, Wakatipu, and Wānaka. The region has an estimated resident population of Neighbouring towns include Arrowtown, Glenorchy, Kingston, Wānaka, Alexandra, and Cromwell. The nearest cities are Dunedin and Invercargill. Queenstown is known for its commerce-oriented tourism, especially adventure and ski tourism. History Māori settlement and presence The area was discovered and first settled by Māori. Kāi Tahu say that the lake was dug by the Waitaha ancestor, Rākaihautū, with his kō (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridal Veil Falls (Routeburn, Otago)
The Bridal Veil Falls is a waterfall near Queenstown, Otago, in New Zealand. It is one of numerous streams and waterfalls in this region. This fall is only notable because it has been given a common name (Bridal Veil Falls), is clearly visible from the road and the stream from this fall runs under the third bridge of the Routeburn Track The Routeburn Track is a world-renowned, 32 km tramping (hiking) track found in the South Island of New Zealand. The track can be done in either direction, starting on the Queenstown side of the Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, a .... This fall is over Torlesse Terrane metamorphic rock. References Mount Aspiring National Park Waterfalls of New Zealand Landforms of Otago {{Waterfall-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dart River / Te Awa Whakatipu
The Dart River (officially Dart River / Te Awa Whakatipu from ) flows through rugged forested country in the southwestern South Island of New Zealand. Partly in Mount Aspiring National Park, it flows south-west and then south for from its headwaters in the Southern Alps and the Dart Glacier, eventually flowing into the northern end of Lake Wakatipu near Glenorchy. There are many popular tramping tracks in the region. The Rees-Dart Track is a five-day loop which combines the valley of Te Awa Whakatipu with the nearby Rees River. Jetboats operate on the river. The Dart River, as many other areas in and around the Glenorchy and Queenstown area, was the location for many scenes filmed for ''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy. Examples are Isengard, filmed at Dan's Paddock, and Lothlórien in the forests slightly further north. The only road bridge across the river, north of Glenorchy and en route to the start of the Routeburn Track, was used as the eponymous bridge in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Harris, New Zealand
Lake Harris is a small alpine lake near the Harris Saddle on the Routeburn Track in the South Island of New Zealand. Biodiversity Lake Harris is the type locality for the data deficient moth ''Hydriomena iolanthe ''Hydriomena iolanthe'' is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is indigenous to New Zealand. This species is based on a single specimen that is now lost and has not been matched to any known species. As such it is classified as ''dat ...''. This moth is known only from a single specimen which is now lost. References Lakes of Otago {{Otago-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Aspiring National Park
Mount Aspiring National Park is in the Southern Alps of the South Island of New Zealand, north of Fiordland National Park, situated in Otago and Westland regions. The park forms part of the Te Wahipounamu World Heritage site. Geography Established in 1964 as New Zealand's tenth national park, Mount Aspiring National Park covers at the southern end of the Southern Alps, directly to the west of Lake Wānaka, and is popular for tramping, walking and mountaineering. Mount Aspiring / Tititea, elevation above sea level, gives the park its name. Other prominent peaks within the park include Mount Pollux, elevation , and Mount Brewster, elevation . The Haast Pass, one of the three principal road routes over the Southern Alps, crosses the north-eastern corner of the park. History Landsborough Station added In April 2005 the Nature Heritage Fund purchased private land in the Landsborough River valley as an addition to the park. Milford Sound tunnel proposal In 2006, the Milford Dar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenstone And Caples Tracks
The Greenstone and Caples Tracks form a tramping (hiking) circuit which is located in the South Island of New Zealand. Each track can be completed by itself and are linked by the McKellar Saddle while the loop also links to several other tracks including the New Zealand Great Walk of the Routeburn Track as well as the Mavora Lakes Conservation Park tracks. All of these areas are part of the Te Wāhipounamu/South-West New Zealand World Heritage Area. Ownership and access The Caples Track follows the Caples River up the privately owned Caples Valley while the Greenstone Track follows the Greenstone River in the Greenstone Valley which is also privately owned. Much of the area is owned by the local tribe of the Ngāi Tahu Ngāi Tahu, or Kāi Tahu, is the principal Māori (tribe) of the South Island. Its (tribal area) is the largest in New Zealand, and extends from the White Bluffs / Te Parinui o Whiti (southeast of Blenheim), Mount Mahanga and Kahurangi Point ... whil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiordland National Park
Fiordland National Park occupies the southwest corner of the South Island of New Zealand. It is by far the largest of the 13 national parks in New Zealand, with an area of , and a major part of the Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Site. The park is administered by the Department of Conservation. of Fiordland were set aside as a national reserve in 1904, following suggestions by then-future Prime Minister Thomas Mackenzie and Southland Commissioner of Crown Lands, John Hay, that the region should be declared a national park. The area had already become a destination for trampers, following the opening up of the Milford Track from Lake Te Anau to Milford Sound in 1889 by New Zealand explorers Quintin McKinnon and Donald Sutherland, which received significant publicity from a 1908 article in the London Spectator describing it as the "Finest Walk in the World". The Fiordland "public reserve" was created as a park administered by the Department of Lands and Survey - in practical t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Great Walks
The New Zealand Great Walks are a set of popular tramping tracks developed and maintained by the Department of Conservation. They are New Zealand's premier tracks, through areas of some of the best scenery in the country, ranging from coastlines with beaches to dense rain forests and alpine terrain. The tracks are maintained to a high standard, making it easier for visitors to explore some of the most scenic parts of New Zealand's backcountry. The walks range from length to in length and take between 3 and 6 days to complete, with the Whanganui Journey on river being long over 5 days. Only the Tongariro Northern Circuit and the Kepler Track are loop walks, all other Great Walks requiring transport to return to the starting point. History The Great Walks network was established by the Department of Conservation in 1992. The network was established both as a way to advertise hiking in New Zealand, but also as a means of managing and conserving the most popular tracks which we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Wilson (New Zealand)
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Lake Wilson may refer to one of these locations: *Lake Wilson (Arkansas County, Arkansas), a lake in Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA *Lake Wilson (Washington County, Arkansas), a lake in Washington County, Arkansas, USA *Lake Wilson, Minnesota, a town in Leeds Township, Murray County, USA *Lake Wilson (Murray County, Minnesota), USA *Lake Wilson, a lake in Hawaii, USA * Lake Wilson (New Zealand), a mountain tarn which is the source of the Routeburn River See also * Wilson Lake (other) Wilson Lake may refer to Canada * Wilson Lake, a lake of Nova Scotia United States * Wilson Lake (Alabama) * Wilson Lake (Cleveland County, Arkansas), a lake of Cleveland County, Arkansas * Wilson Lake (Columbia County, Arkansas), a lake of C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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