Ellangowan Scenic Reserve

Ellangowan Scenic Reserve
Reserve location on Banks Peninsula
LocationBanks Peninsula
Nearest cityChristchurch
Coordinates43°47′17″S 173°02′17″E / 43.788°S 173.038°E / -43.788; 173.038
Area322 hectares (800 acres)
Elevation600 m (1,968.50 ft)
Created1973
EtymologyFrom Ellangowan, the Moore family farm
Operated byDepartment of Conservation (New Zealand)
DesignationScenic Reserve

Ellangowan Scenic Reserve is a public scenic reserve on Banks Peninsula, New Zealand, near Akaroa at the head of Hickory Bay. It is notable for having the northernmost naturally-occurring red beech (Nothofagus fusca) on Banks Peninsula.

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