Gates of Haast

Gates of Haast
Gates of Haast gorge and bridge
Gates of Haast is located in West Coast
Gates of Haast
Gates of Haast
Location in Mount Aspiring National Park
New Zealand
Long-axis directionEast-West
Geography
Coordinates44°02′22.5″S 169°22′47″E / 44.039583°S 169.37972°E / -44.039583; 169.37972
Traversed byState Highway 6

The Gates of Haast is a gorge on the Haast River in Mount Aspiring National Park in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located 56 kilometres (35 mi) inland by road from the township of Haast and 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from the summit of Haast Pass. The Gates of Haast has sheer rock cliffs above a steep cascade in the Haast River.[1] State Highway 6 crosses the gorge on a single-lane Callender-Hamilton steel truss bridge.

  1. ^ "Further Contract For Work On Haast Highway". The Press. 8 June 1957. Archived from the original on 21 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022 – via Papers Past.