Arthurs Point

Arthurs Point
The suburb of Arthurs Point as viewed from the Moonlight Track.
Basic information
Local authority	Queenstown
Facilities
Surrounds
North	(Mount Dewar)
East	Dalefield
Southeast	(Queenstown Hill)
South	Queenstown
West	(Ben Lomond)

Arthurs Point is a suburb of Queenstown in the South Island of New Zealand. It is situated near Queenstown Hill and Bowen Peak and is not far from central Queenstown. Another distinctive aspect for the area is that the Shotover Jet company operates jetboats on the Shotover River which passes under the Edith Cavell bridge.

History

Arthurs Point was named after Thomas Arthur who, in November 1862, discovered gold in the banks of the nearby Shotover River.^[1]

Tracks

Arthurs Point has access to the moonlight track, a long walking/running track which gives access to Ben Lomond and Moke Lake. The short Oxenbridge Tunnel Track can also be accessed from near the Edith Cavell bridge and displays some of the mining history of the area.

References

↑ Tyerman, Justine (30 November 2013). "Arthurs Point: Soakers and swingers". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 8 December 2013.

External links

Towns and communities in the Queenstown-Lakes District territorial authority

Arrowtown Ward	Arrowtown

Wakatipu Ward	Arcadia Arthurs Point Bullendale Cecil Peak Coronet Peak Closeburn Dalefield Fernhill Frankton Gibbston Glenorchy Jack's Point Kawarau Falls Kelvin Heights Kingston Kinloch Lake Hayes Estate Long Gully Lower Shotover Macetown Mount Crichton Mount Earnslaw Paradise Quail Rise Queenstown Skippers Speargrass Flat Sunshine Bay Walter Peak Wharehuanui Wye Creek

Wanaka Ward	Albert Town Cardrona Dingle Burn Glendhu Bay Hawea Flat Hawea Luggate Makarora Mount Aspiring/Tititea The Neck Treble Cone Wanaka

Coordinates: 44°59′19″S 168°40′18″E / 44.988670°S 168.671553°E / -44.988670; 168.671553

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