The falls
A white column.
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Thunder Creek Falls is a waterfall in Mount Aspiring National Park, Westland, New Zealand, in the Haast River valley near the Gates of Haast bridge on State Highway 6, about 31 km southeast of Haast township in a straight line, or about 52 km inland by road. The falls are about 28 metres high and form the outlet of Thunder Creek from a hanging valley carved by the former Haast glacier and the Haast River. Over around 14,000 years the Haast River cut its bed down through the bedrock by roughly 28 metres, the height of the falls, leaving the creek to drop from the lip into the river. White water falls in a slender column from a forested cliff and runs into the rocky bed of the Haast River with its clear blue water. Silver beech and ferns cover the cliffs, and moss fills the damp rocks. A sealed track of 200 metres return runs from the car park on the highway through silver beech forest to a viewing platform on the riverbank. The visit is short and easy and is usually combined with the Blue Pools and other stops on the Haast Pass road.
A white column.
Blue water.
Along the track.
State Highway 6, Haast River valley, Westland, New Zealand
No, 200 metres return.
The Blue Pools on the Haast Pass road.