The Arrowsmith Range is a mountain range in the

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. The range runs from southwest to northeast, parallel to the main ranges of the

Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana The Southern Alps (; officially Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana) is a mountain range extending along much of the length of New Zealand's South Island, reaching its greatest elevations near the range's western side. The name "Southern ...

. At the northeastern end, the range terminates at Jagged Peak (), whence a ridge connects to the

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. The lower

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is a continuation at the southwestern end of the range. The highest point on the range is Mount Arrowsmith ().New Zealand 1:50000 Topographic Map Serie
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– Whitcombe Pass It is believed that the range was named in honour of John Arrowsmith, the 19th century British cartographer.Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition 1979 p 13

Peaks

Named peaks from northwest to southeast

Rivers

The northwest side of the range is drained by the

Lawrence River The Lawrence River is a river of inland Canterbury in New Zealand's South Island. One of the headwaters of the Rangitata River system, it flows south from its source north of Mount Arrowsmith, before joining with the Clyde River and Havelock Riv ...

, a tributary of the Rangitata River, and the southeast side by the Ashburton River South Branch / Hakatere and the

Cameron River The Cameron River is a river of New Zealand. It flows southeast from the slopes of Mount Arrowsmith in the Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, reaching Lake Stream just to the north of the outflow from Lake Heron. The longer Ashburton River / ...

which flows to

Lake Heron Lake Heron is a freshwater lake in the South Island of New Zealand. It is drained by Lake Stream which in turn feeds into the Rakaia River. Forest and Bird have expressed concern over the environmental impacts of new roading on the southern shore ...

Glaciers

Although the peaks do not have permanent ice or snow, there are a number of permanent snowfields and glaciers on the range: * Jagged Glacier * Douglas Glacier * Cameron Glacier * South Cameron Glacier * Ashburton Glacier

References

Mountain ranges of Canterbury, New Zealand {{Canterbury-geo-stub