The Arrowsmith Range is a mountain range in the
South Island
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of
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The range runs from southwest to northeast, parallel to the main ranges of the
Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana
The Southern Alps (; officially Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana) are a mountain range extending along much of the length of New Zealand's South Island, reaching its greatest elevations near the range's western side. The name "Souther ...
. At the northeastern end, the range terminates at Jagged Peak (), whence a ridge connects to the
Jollie Range. The lower
Potts Range
Potts may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
*Doc Potts, animated pilot episode for failed television series
* Tom Potts, Child ballad 109
*The Potts, said to be the world's longest-running cartoon strip drawn by the same artist
Mathematics
*Potts ...
is a continuation at the southwestern end of the range. The highest point on the range is Mount Arrowsmith ().
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– Whitcombe Pass
It is believed that the range was named in honour of
John Arrowsmith, the 19th century British cartographer.
[Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition 1979 p 13]
Peaks
Named peaks from northwest to southeast
Rivers
The northwest side of the range is drained by the
Lawrence River, a tributary of the
Rangitata River
The Rangitata River is one of the braided rivers of the Canterbury Plains in southern New Zealand. It flows southeast for from the Southern Alps, entering the Pacific Ocean northeast of Timaru. The river has a catchment area of , and a mean ...
, and the southeast side by the
Ashburton River South Branch / Hakatere and the
Cameron River
The Cameron River is a river of New Zealand. It flows southeast from the slopes of Mount Arrowsmith in the Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, reaching Lake Stream just to the north of the outflow from Lake Heron. The longer Ashburton River ...
which flows to
Lake Heron
Lake Heron () is a high-country lake located in inland Canterbury in the Ashburton District of the South Island of New Zealand. It is one of the Ashburton Lakes. The lake is managed by the Department of Conservation. The lake is a protected ...
.
Glaciers
Although the peaks do not have permanent ice or snow, there are a number of permanent snowfields and glaciers on the range:
* Jagged Glacier
* Douglas Glacier
* Cameron Glacier
* South Cameron Glacier
* Ashburton Glacier
Climate
References
Mountain ranges of the Canterbury Region
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