The Longwood Range is a range of hills to the west of the Southland Plains, Southland, New Zealand. From the 1860s until the 1950s gold mining was prevalent in the Longwood Ranges. 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.
The Te Araroa Trail runs through the forest.
The highest point of the range is Bald Hill, west of Otautau, and is used for a cellphone tower.
References
- McGlone, M. S.; Bathgate, J. L. (July 1983). "Vegetation and climate history of the Longwood Range, South Island, New Zealand, 12 000 B. P. to the present". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 21 (3): 293–315. doi:10.1080/0028825X.1983.10428560. ISSN 0028-825X.
- "Longwood Forest Conservation Area". www.doc.govt.nz. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- Grant, David (25 May 2015). "Southland places". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- "Longwood Forest Track". www.walkingaccess.govt.nz. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
46°12′S 167°50′E / 46.200°S 167.833°E / -46.200; 167.833
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