Lewis Pass

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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.

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Lewis Pass canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain pass
road pass
climate alpine climate
connectsRegion Canterbury
West Coast
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
hasWalkingTrack Lewis Pass tops tracks
St James Walkway
hazard winter ice on road
isOneOf Arthur's Pass
Haast Pass
three main road passes across the Southern Alps
isPartOf Alpine passes of New Zealand
locatedIn South Island
locatedInRegion Canterbury
West Coast
managedBy Department of Conservation
mountainRange Southern Alps
namedAfter Henry Lewis
nameEtymology named for surveyor Henry Lewis
nearestTownEast Hanmer Springs
nearestTownWest Reefton
popularFor birdwatching
hiking
scenic driving
tramping
protectedAreaDesignationYear 1981
protectedAreaStatus national reserve
regionBoundary Canterbury–West Coast boundary nearby
riverValley Hope River
Maruia River
roadMaintainedBy Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
roadOrientation east–west
roadType scenic alpine route
traversedBy State Highway 7
typicalWeather frequent rain
snow in winter

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Southern Alps notablePass Lewis Pass
Haast Pass isLowerThan Lewis Pass