Arthur's Pass
A township and mountain pass in the Southern Alps, linking Canterbury with the West Coast at 920 metres. Arthur's Pass National Park around it has steep tracks, a high alpine flora and the cheeky kea parrots.
- Where
- Canterbury, New Zealand
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- -42.9460, 171.5650
Get the Arthur's Pass stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Arthur's Pass. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Canterbury volume with your photos and a note.
Near Arthur's Pass
Castle Hill 34 km
A high country station at 700 metres beside State Highway 73 between Springfield and Arthur's Pass, in the Kura Tawhiti Conservation Area. Huge weathered limestone boulders cover the basin, and the site is popular with climbers and film fans.
Hokitika Gorge 44 km
A scenic reserve and gorge on the Hokitika River, about 33 kilometres and 40 minutes by road inland from Hokitika. The river runs a milky turquoise colour from glacial silt, and swing bridges cross it on a short bush walk.
Mount Hutt 58 km
A mountain of the Southern Alps west of the Canterbury Plains, topped by a major ski field. It rises about 2,190 metres and has one of the longest ski seasons in the country.
Southern Alps 89 km
A mountain range running most of the length of the South Island, with a spine of peaks above 3,000 metres. Its Maori name is Ka Tiritiri o te Moana, and it holds Aoraki Mount Cook and the great glaciers of the west coast.
Punakaiki 95 km
A small West Coast village famed for the Pancake Rocks, layered limestone stacks formed over about 30 million years. At high tide, blowholes shoot spray into the air, and the surrounding Paparoa National Park has rainforest and caves.
Christchurch Botanic Gardens 107 km
Gardens in the heart of Christchurch, founded in 1863 when an English oak was planted to mark the wedding of Prince Albert and Princess Alexandra of Denmark. They sit in a loop of the Avon River next to Hagley Park.
Christ Church Cathedral 108 km
The Anglican cathedral that gives the city of Christchurch its centre, begun in 1864 and finished in 1904. It was badly damaged in the February 2011 earthquake, and its ruined spire and nave have been under reconstruction since.
Cardboard Cathedral 109 km
Formally the Transitional Cathedral, designed by the Japanese architect Shigeru Ban to replace ChristChurch Cathedral after the 2011 earthquake. Its A frame is built with large cardboard tubes, and it opened in 2013 as the pro cathedral of the Anglican diocese.
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Questions
Where is Arthur's Pass?
Arthur's Pass is in Canterbury, New Zealand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Castle Hill (34 km), Hokitika Gorge (44 km), Mount Hutt (58 km).
How do I get the Arthur's Pass stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Arthur's Pass and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Canterbury volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Arthur's Pass before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Canterbury volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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