{{Short description|Mountain range in New Zealand's South Island}} {{For|the national park in Australia |St Arnaud Range National Park}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date= July 2019}} [[File:Bush-clad slopes behind Lake Rotoiti.jpg|thumb|The mountains seen from the west across Lake Rotoiti]] [[Image:Alpine Tramping Track Saint Arnaud.jpg|thumb|Alpine area just west of the St Arnaud Range]]
The '''Saint Arnaud Range''' is a mountain range in the central north of New Zealand's [[South Island]]. It lies between [[Lake Rotoiti, Tasman|Lake Rotoiti]] and the upper reaches of the [[Wairau River]], and marks the eastern boundary of [[Nelson Lakes National Park]].
The lower elevations are covered primarily in [[Nothofagus|beech]] forests, while higher elevations (above about 5,000 feet) are alpine.
The name of the range commemorates the French Marshal [[Jacques Leroy de Saint-Arnaud]] (1798–1854).
==Recreation== The St Arnaud track ascends the western side of the range from the village of [[Saint Arnaud, New Zealand|Saint Arnaud]] (about 3 hours climb).<ref>[http://www.doc.govt.nz/templates/trackandwalk.aspx?id=36318] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081015192110/http://www.doc.govt.nz/templates/trackandwalk.aspx?id=36318 |date=2008-10-15 }} Department of Conservation.</ref>
The [[Rainbow Ski Area]] is on the eastern side of the range.
==References== {{Commons category|Saint Arnaud Range}} {{Reflist}}
{{Coord|41|54|S|172|52|E|display=title|region:NZ_type:mountain_source:GNS-enwiki}} {{Nelson Lakes National Park}} {{Tasman District}} {{Authority control}}
[[Category:Mountain ranges of the Tasman District]] [[Category:Nelson Lakes National Park]] [[Category:Landforms of the Marlborough District]]
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