Arthur's Pass

Arthur's Pass lies in the Bealey River valley in the Southern Alps, where steep beech forest rises toward alpine passes and scree slopes. The small settlement sits within Arthur's Pass National Park, on State Highway 73, the road route between Canterbury and the West Coast. The pass was crossed by surveyor Arthur Dobson in 1864 and later became an important transalpine corridor. Nearby, the Midland Line passes through the Ōtira Tunnel, a landmark of New Zealand railway engineering opened in 1923. Kea, the endemic alpine parrot, are closely associated with the pass, though visitors are urged not to feed them. See how Arthur's Pass connects with Canterbury and the Southern Alps by browsing webcams nearby.

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