Mount Stuart is a rural locality and settlement in
South Otago South Otago lies in the south east of the South Island of New Zealand. As the name suggests, it forms the southernmost part of the geographical region of Otago.
The exact definition of the area designated as South Otago is imprecise, as the area is ...
,
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
. It is located between
Manuka Creek and
Glenore on
State Highway 8, approximately halfway between
Milton
Milton may refer to:
Names
* Milton (surname), a surname (and list of people with that surname)
** John Milton (1608–1674), English poet
* Milton (given name)
** Milton Friedman (1912–2006), Nobel laureate in Economics, author of '' Free t ...
and
Waitahuna. It sits close to the upper reaches of the west branch of the
Tokomairiro River, just below the confluence with the
Manuka Stream.
Mount Stuart is notable for its tunnel (also known as the Manuka Creek tunnel), formerly part of an access line for the
Roxburgh Branch rail line, which is now open as a walking track. The 7.7
MW Mount Stuart Wind Farm
The Mt Stuart Wind Farm is a wind farm in New Zealand constructed by Pioneer Generation. It is located close to the settlements of Manuka Creek and Mount Stuart, 15 kilometres west of Milton in the Otago region of the South Island. It stands at a ...
, located 4km to the northwest of the settlement, was commissioned in 2012. The wind farm sits atop the promontory which gives the settlement its name, at an altitude of .
NZ Topo Map
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References
Populated places in Otago
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