Harris Saddle
{{Short description|Mountain pass in Otago on the South Island of New Zealand}}
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| coordinates = {{coord|44.727|S|168.172|E}}
| coordinates_ref = {{cite web |title=NZGB Gazetteer |url=https://gazetteer.linz.govt.nz/place/7331 |website=gazetteer.linz.govt.nz |publisher=LINZ |access-date=19 November 2021}}
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Harris Saddle ({{Langx|mi|Tarahaka Whakatipu}}), also known as Harris Pass and officially known as Harris Saddle / Tarahaka Whakatipu is a mountain pass in Otago, on the South Island of New Zealand. It is located near Lake Harris and Conical Hill, and is part of the Routeburn Track.{{cite news |title=Traverse of the high country |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/destinations/nz/8953850/Traverse-of-the-high-country |access-date=19 November 2021 |work=Stuff |date=23 July 2013 |language=en}}
In the early 1880s, William Walter Smith stated that he view from the pass was "magnificent" and he recommended it to be preserved as a scenic route.{{cite journal |last1=Roche |first1=Michael |title=SEEING SCENIC NEW ZEALAND: W. W. SMITH’S EYE AND THE SCENERY PRESERVATION COMMISSION, 1904–06 |journal=International Review of Environmental History |date=2017 |volume=3 |issue=1 |page=188}}