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Arrowsmith Range

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The 604th highest mountain range in the world

2,781m

The Arrowsmith Range is a mountain range in the South Island of New Zealand. The range runs from southwest to northeast, parallel to the main ranges of the Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana. At the northeastern end, the range terminates at Jagged Peak (2,706 metres (8,878 ft)), whence a ridge connects to the Jollie Range. The lower Potts Range is a continuation at the southwestern end of the range. The highest point on the range is Mount Arrowsmith (2,781 metres (9,124 ft)). It is believed that the range was named in honour of John Arrowsmith, the 19th century British cartographer.

The northwest side of the range is drained by the Lawrence River, a tributary of the Rangitata River, and the southeast side by the Ashburton River South Branch / Hakatere and the Cameron River which flows to Lake Heron.

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

Location: New Zealand.

Mountain range data from Wikidata (CC0). Elevation is the height of the highest peak.

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