Arrowsmith Range
{{Short description|Mountain range in New Zealand}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox mountain
| photo = Arrowsmith Range from Mt Taylor, Taylor Range, Canterbury, New Zealand.jpg
| country = New Zealand
| region = Canterbury region
| district = Ashburton District
| highest = Mount Arrowsmith
| elevation_m = 2781
| coordinates = {{coord|43|21|25.5|S|170|58|38|E|display=inline,title}}
| length_km = 10
}}
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 ({{convert|2706|m|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 ({{convert|2781|m|ft}}).New Zealand 1:50000 Topographic Map Series [http://www.linz.govt.nz/topography/topo-maps/map-chooser/singleview.php?xPos=5583&yPos=16476&scale=2&extent=2-BW18 sheet BX18] – Whitcombe Pass
It is believed that the range was named in honour of John Arrowsmith, the 19th century British cartographer.Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition 1979 p 13
Peaks
Named peaks from northwest to southeast
| Name | Elevation (m) |
|---|---|
| The Marquee | 2421 |
| Prop Peak | 2408 |
| Jagged Peak | 2706 |
| Upham Peak | 2705 |
| Tower Peak | 2690 |
| The Twins | 2564 |
| Couloir Peak | 2642 |
| Mount Arrowsmith | 2781 |
| Ashburton Peak | 2359 |
| Hakatere Peak | 2298 |
| South Peak | 2343 |
Rivers
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.
Glaciers
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
Climate
{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
|single line=y
|collapsed = Y
|location = Upper Rakaia, elevation {{convert|1752|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020)
|Jan high C = 11.0
|Feb high C = 11.4
|Mar high C = 10.0
|Apr high C = 7.4
|May high C = 5.1
|Jun high C = 3.3
|Jul high C = 2.2
|Aug high C = 2.8
|Sep high C = 3.8
|Oct high C = 5.1
|Nov high C = 6.6
|Dec high C = 9.0
| year high C =
|Jan mean C = 7.4
|Feb mean C = 7.9
|Mar mean C = 6.5
|Apr mean C = 4.0
|May mean C = 2.0
|Jun mean C = -0.1
|Jul mean C = -1.3
|Aug mean C = -0.9
|Sep mean C = 0.0
|Oct mean C = 1.5
|Nov mean C = 3.1
|Dec mean C = 5.6
| year mean C =
|Jan low C = 3.8
|Feb low C = 4.4
|Mar low C = 3.0
|Apr low C = 0.5
|May low C = -1.1
|Jun low C = -3.5
|Jul low C = -4.8
|Aug low C = -4.6
|Sep low C = -3.7
|Oct low C = -2.1
|Nov low C = -0.5
|Dec low C = 2.1
| year low C =
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 285.4
|Feb rain mm = 183.9
|Mar rain mm = 177.2
|Apr rain mm = 215.1
|May rain mm = 218.8
|Jun rain mm = 131.3
|Jul rain mm = 87.0
|Aug rain mm = 91.1
|Sep rain mm = 143.4
|Oct rain mm = 206.6
|Nov rain mm = 216.9
|Dec rain mm = 244.3
|year rain mm =
{{cite web
|url = http://cliflo.niwa.co.nz
|title = CliFlo – National Climate Database : Upper Rakaia Ews
|publisher = NIWA
|access-date = 10 May 2024}}
}}