Lewis Pass
E616482
Lewis Pass is a high mountain pass and scenic alpine route in New Zealand’s South Island, providing a key road connection between the Canterbury and West Coast regions.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain pass
ⓘ
road pass ⓘ |
| climate | alpine climate ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
Canterbury
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| distanceFromChristchurch | about 200 kilometres ⓘ |
| distanceFromGreymouth | about 220 kilometres ⓘ |
| elevation |
2976 feet
ⓘ
907 metres ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
DOC information panels
ⓘ
car parks at track heads ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
alpine wetlands
ⓘ
beech forest ⓘ mountain scenery ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea | Lewis Pass National Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWalkingTrack |
Lewis Pass tops tracks
ⓘ
St James Walkway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hazard | winter ice on road ⓘ |
| isOneOf |
Arthur's Pass
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Haast Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ three main road passes across the Southern Alps ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Alpine passes of New Zealand ⓘ |
| locatedIn | South Island ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Canterbury
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Department of Conservation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Southern Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Henry Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | named for surveyor Henry Lewis ⓘ |
| nearestTownEast | Hanmer Springs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestTownWest | Reefton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularFor |
birdwatching
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ scenic driving ⓘ tramping ⓘ |
| protectedAreaDesignationYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| protectedAreaStatus | national reserve ⓘ |
| regionBoundary | Canterbury–West Coast boundary nearby ⓘ |
| riverValley |
Hope River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maruia River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadMaintainedBy | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadOrientation | east–west ⓘ |
| roadType | scenic alpine route ⓘ |
| traversedBy | State Highway 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalWeather |
frequent rain
ⓘ
snow in winter ⓘ |
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