Sinclair Range
| Sinclair Range | ||
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| Highest peak | Mount Sinclair ( 2065 m ) | |
| location | Canterbury , South Island , New Zealand ; Mackenzie District | |
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| Coordinates | 43 ° 41 ′ S , 170 ° 48 ′ E | |
| Type | Fold Mountains | |
| surface | 75 km² | |
The Sinclair Range is a mountain range in the Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand .
geography
The Sinclair Range is located west of the Rangitata River and east of the Two Thumb Range . In the north the Brabazon Range borders and in the south the mountain range passes through the Bullock Bow Saddle into an extension of the Two Thumb Range . Six peaks of the mountain range, which extends over a length of 16 km in a south-southwest-north-northeast direction, have a height of over 2000 m , of which the highest peak, Mount Sinclair , has a height of 2065 m .
On the west and north flanks of the mountains, the Bush Stream accompanies the mountain range and on the east flank numerous smaller streams feed their waters to the Rangitata River . The Forest Creek Track , which runs east to west over the Bullock Bow Saddle , and the Bush Stream Track , which begins in the valley of the Rangitata River and runs largely along the Bush Stream to the Royal Hut in the Two Thumb Range , are interesting for mountain hikers .
Administratively, the Sinclair Range is part of the Mackenzie District .
Conservation Park
The Sinclair Range is part of the Te Kahui Kaupeka Conservation Park and is administered by the Department of Conservation .
literature
- New Zealand Touring Atlas . 5th edition. Hema Maps , Brisbane 2015, ISBN 978-1-877302-92-3 (English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Coordinates and longitudes were determined using Goggle Earth Pro Version 7.3.2.5776 on January 28, 2020
- ↑ Topo maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed January 28, 2020 .
- ↑ Sinclair Range, Canterbury . In: NZ Topo Map . Gavin Harriss , accessed January 28, 2020 .
- ↑ Postcode maps . New Zealand Post , accessed January 28, 2020 .
- ↑ Te Kabui Kaupeka Conservation Park . (PDF; 1.4 MB) Department of Conservation , May 2014, accessed on January 28, 2020 .