Blue Mountains (New Zealand)

The Blue Mountains are a small, high to about 1000 m mountain in the Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand. It divides the west of the mountain range located, as West Otago known area of South Otago from. The mountain range runs from the Clutha River at Raes Junction and Beaumont about 40 km south-west direction, the maximum east - west distance is about 15 km. It is mostly composed of forests from domestic and imported tree species.

The Pomahaka River flows on the west side of the mountains along its southern end and crosses the east. The northern and western boundary is formed by the Clutha River. The mountain range is drained by tributaries of these two rivers, such as the Rankle Burn and back stream ( Pomahaka River) and Blackleugh Burn ( Clutha ).

State Highway 90 leads at the northwestern foot of the mountain along a short stretch of State Highway 8 accompanies the north end of the mountain range on the Clutha. From him comes in Beaumont from the on the west bank of the Clutha leading south Rongahere Road, which leads to Ronaghere. In the extreme south of State Highway 1 runs along a short stretch at the foot of the southern foothills of the mountains. The mountain range is largely undeveloped except for a leading along the valley of the River Road between Pomahaka Pomahaka and Rankleburn by roads. The Tapanui Branch railway led until 1978 by Tapanui and Heriot continue to the west of the Blue Mountains.

Places at the foot of the mountains are in the north Edievale, Raes Junction and Beaumont, in the east Rongahere and Rankleburn, in the south Waipahi, in the west Pomahaka, Glenkenich, Tapanui, Black Gully and Crookston.

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• New Zealand Travel Atlas, Maps Wise Auckland. ISBN 0-908794-47-9

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• Mountains in New Zealand
• Otago (Region)