| Wilmot Pass | |
|---|---|
 Wilmot Pass as seen from Doubtful Sound | |
| Elevation | 671 m (2,201 ft) |
| Traversed by | Wilmot Pass Road |
| Location | Southland, South Island, New Zealand |
| Range | Matterhorn Mountains |
| Coordinates | 45°30′30″S 167°11′33″E / 45.50833°S 167.19250°E |
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The Wilmot Pass is a 671 m (2,201 ft)[1] high pass on the main divide of New Zealand's South Island. It connects Doubtful Sound, a deep indentation in the coast of Fiordland, to the valley of the West Arm of Lake Manapouri. The pass is named after E. H. Wilmot, a former surveyor-general of New Zealand, who had noted it while surveying the area in 1897.[2] It lies between Mount Wilmot and Mount Mainwaring. On the east side the Spey River drains to Lake Manapouri and on the west side the Lyvia River drains to Deep Cove.[3]
- ^ "Wilmot Pass, Southland - NZ Topo Map". NZ Topo Map. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
- ^ Discover New Zealand:A Wises Guide (9th ed.). 1994. p. 527.
- ^ Morton, Elsie K. (April 2, 1934). "Into Fiordland — From Manapouri to Deep Cove". The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 9, Issue 1. NZ Electronic Text Centre.