Longwood Range

{{Short description|Range of hills in Southland, New Zealand}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2024}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

The Longwood Range is a range of hills to the west of the Southland Plains, Southland, New Zealand.{{Cite journal|last1=McGlone|first1=M. S.|last2=Bathgate|first2=J. L.|date=July 1983|title=Vegetation and climate history of the Longwood Range, South Island, New Zealand, 12 000 B. P. to the present|url=http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0028825X.1983.10428560|journal=New Zealand Journal of Botany|language=en|volume=21|issue=3|pages=293–315|doi=10.1080/0028825X.1983.10428560|issn=0028-825X|url-access=subscription}} From the 1860s until the 1950s gold mining was prevalent in the Longwood Ranges.{{Cite web|title=Longwood Forest Conservation Area|url=https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/southland/places/longwood-forest-conservation-area/|access-date=2021-05-19|website=Department of Conservation|language=en-nz}} There are many small towns and localities situated around the periphery of these hills: clockwise from the south-east, these include Riverton, Pourakino Valley, Colac Bay, Pahia, Orepuki, Tuatapere, Otautau and Thornbury.{{Cite web|last=Grant|first=David|date=25 May 2015|title=Southland places|url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/southland-places/print|access-date=2021-05-19|website=teara.govt.nz}}

The Te Araroa Trail runs through the forest.

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The highest point of the range is Bald Hill, west of Otautau, and is used for a cellphone tower.{{Cite web|date=Jan 6, 2021|title=Longwood Forest Track|url=https://www.walkingaccess.govt.nz/track/longwood-forest-track|access-date=2021-05-19|website=www.walkingaccess.govt.nz}}