Haast Pass: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

The Haast Pass is in the Southern Alps of the South Island of New Zealand.

It is one of the three passes which have a road (State Highway 6) from the east to the west over the Southern Alps. The other two are the Lewis Pass and Arthurs Pass. The road was converted from a rough track to a formed road in the early 1960s. The road finally received a complete tarmac surface by the early 1990s.

The Haast Pass rises to a height of 562 metres above sea level. The Haast Pass road is devoid of any settlements between Haast and Makarora. The road passes through predominantly unmodified beech forest.