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Main Divide of The Southern Alps
137 hiking trails · 46 sub-ranges
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Range outlines and hierarchy: GMBA Mountain Inventory v2 (Snethlage et al. 2022, Scientific Data; CC BY 4.0). Mountains from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).
Range facts
- Part of
- Southern Alps
- Countries
- New Zealand
- Elevation range
- 3–3,159 m (GMBA)
- Area
- 24,662 km² (GMBA)
- Trails
- 137 (including sub-ranges)
- Parks and forests
- Mount Aspiring National Park, Nelson Lakes National Park, Arthur's Pass National Park, Fiordland National Park, Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, Lake Sumner (Hoka Kura) Forest Park, Ruataniwha Conservation Park, Lewis Pass Scenic Reserve
- Best months
- Jan–Apr (months that are “best” for at least half of the 137 trails with climate data; CHELSA V2.1)
- GMBA ID
- 13723
Sub-ranges
Richardson Mountains13Ben Ohau Range9Saint Arnaud Range8Doubtful Range8Travers Range6Harris Mountains6Black Range5Earl Mountains5Young Range5Huxley Range4Mount Cook Range3Thomson Mountains3Serpentine Range3Aicken Range3Mckerrow Range3Polar Range3West Wanaka Mountains3The Nelson Tops3Barrier Range3Saint James Range3Snowdrift Range3Humboldt Mountains3Mount Turner2Opera Range2Mount Rolleston2Ailsa Mountains2Livingstone Mountains2Kaimata Range2Forbes Mountains2The Sierra Range1Aroarokaehe Range1Spenser Mountains1Crawford Range1Hunts Ridge1Savannah Range1Mount Ward Range1Sibbald Range1Acheron Waihopai Mountains1Commissioner Range1Emily Range1Burnett Mountains1Freyberg Range1Bealey Range1Boddington Range1Rachel Range1Upper Grey Ahaura Mountains1