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and Ernest
Mitchell made their way over the pass from the Clinton Valley. McKinnon had been commissioned by the chief surveyor of Otago to find a route from Te Anau to Milford Sound. McKinnon and Mitchell spent a month slashing a track through the forest and eventually made their way across the pass
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The pass was known for a number of years as
Mackinnon Pass although it later was agreed that the correct spelling was McKinnon. The name was officially changed in July 2022, correcting the spelling and adding the Māori name to form the dual name Omanui / McKinnon Pass.
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Although often clouded in, the pass offers spectacular 360-degree views. The pass is on the ridge between the 1,857-metre-high (6,093 ft) Mount
Balloon to the east and the 1,769-metre-high (5,804 ft) Mount Hart to the west.
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http://www.doc.govt.nz/conservation/historic/by-region/fiordland/northern-fiordland/historic-mackinnon-pass-memorial/
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Climate data for Castle Mount, elevation 2,000 m (6,600 ft), (1991–2020)
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Today, the pass is crossed by thousands of hikers every year on the
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as Omanui meaning "the great running" or "the great escape".
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Europeans did not discover the pass until
October 1888 when
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1744:Awarua Point
1699:Kepler Track
1653:Milford Road
1633:Homer Tunnel
1571:Helena Falls
1561:Browne Falls
1530:Wilson River
1525:Wilmot River
1510:Wapiti River
1505:Walker River
1480:Tūtoko River
1470:Thurso River
1465:Talbot River
1440:Rooney River
1405:Newton River
1325:George River
1255:Castle River
1230:Awarua River
1225:Arthur River
1204:Mount Tūtoko
1041:Lake Te Anau
1026:Lake Monowai
1021:Mirror Lakes
996:Lake Hauroko
930:Great Island
875:Bauza Island
870:Arran Island
803:George Sound
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1789:Wilmot Pass
1739:Aurora Cave
1684:Dusky Track
1595:Settlements
1556:Bowen Falls
1540:Wolff River
1485:Waiau River
1390:Misty River
1380:Lyvia River
1375:Light River
1370:Kaipo River
1355:Irene River
1340:Grebe River
1300:Edith River
1285:Donne River
1240:Bowen River
1179:Mount Grono
1011:Lake Marian
981:Lake Fergus
940:Long Island
915:Coal Island
839:Martins Bay
183:connecting
113: /
101:167°45′58″E
88:Coordinates
1825:Categories
1626:Structures
1612:Port Craig
1549:Waterfalls
1455:Spey River
1450:Shag River
1425:Pyke River
1420:Pitt River
1400:Namu River
1385:Mike River
1365:Juno River
1335:Gray River
1290:Doon River
1280:Dark River
1275:Coal River
1169:Mitre Peak
1036:Lake Quill
1001:Lake Innes
991:Green Lake
976:Lake Alice
813:Dagg Sound
530:References
1784:West Cape
1602:Manapouri
1430:Rea River
1235:Big River
1220:Aan River
1162:Mountains
986:Lake Gunn
895:Brig Rock
746:Deep Cove
726:Fiordland
191:with the
173:Fiordland
153:Fiordland
98:44°48′7″S
80:Fiordland
57:Elevation
880:Bay Rock
187:and the
76:Location
1617:Te Anau
858:Islands
834:Big Bay
607:23 July
585:23 July
560:23 July
517:(27.1)
512:(31.1)
507:(26.6)
502:(23.5)
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487:(19.9)
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477:(25.7)
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467:(33.8)
462:(34.3)
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442:(37.4)
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327:(46.0)
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255:Climate
199:History
1213:Rivers
734:Fiords
683:19 May
679:. NIWA
268:Month
34:Omanui
964:Lakes
307:Year
246:Views
229:cairn
213:Māori
30:Māori
827:Bays
685:2024
609:2022
587:2022
562:2022
515:−2.7
510:−0.5
505:−3.0
500:−4.7
495:−4.9
490:−5.9
485:−6.7
480:−5.0
475:−3.5
470:−1.8
430:−1.3
425:−1.5
420:−2.9
415:−3.5
410:−1.9
405:−0.2
345:−0.4
304:Dec
301:Nov
298:Oct
295:Sep
292:Aug
289:Jul
286:Jun
283:May
280:Apr
277:Mar
274:Feb
271:Jan
580:DOC
465:1.0
460:1.3
455:0.7
445:0.6
440:3.0
435:0.5
400:1.5
395:4.4
390:4.7
385:4.2
375:3.9
370:6.4
365:4.0
360:2.1
355:1.8
350:0.0
340:1.2
335:3.0
330:4.9
325:7.8
320:8.1
315:7.7
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