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Hope Saddle

Coordinates: 41°37′44″S 172°43′11″E / 41.628756°S 172.719766°E / -41.628756; 172.719766
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Hope Saddle
View from Hope Saddle Lookout
Elevation634 m (2,080 ft)
Traversed byState Highway 6
LocationNew Zealand
RangeHope Range
Coordinates41°37′44″S 172°43′11″E / 41.628756°S 172.719766°E / -41.628756; 172.719766

Hope Saddle (634 m or 2,080 ft above sea level) is a saddle located south of Richmond, in the Hope Range of the northern South Island.[1] It lies above the Clark Valley.[2]

In 1871 a track was cut over the Hope Saddle ensuring there was a route from Westport to Nelson.[3] Horse-drawn vehicles began using the track in 1879.[1] This track would become part of State Highway 6.[1] The view from the Hope Saddle is regarded as being "magnificent".[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Firefighters battle blaze at Hope Saddle, Tasman". Stuff. 28 December 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  2. ^ Wilson, Mrs Robert (1894). In the land of the tui. My journal in New Zealand. London, United Kingdom: S. Low, Marston & Company Limited. p. 261.
  3. ^ "Waimea Basin walking tracks". www.doc.govt.nz. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  4. ^ New Zealand as a tourist and health resort. A handbook to the Hot Lake District, the west coast road, the southern lakes, Mt. Cook, sounds, etc. Auckland, New Zealand: T. Cook & Son. 1902. pp. 65–66.