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- Cost
- Free
- Reservation
- Not required
The Temple Basin car park is on SH73 near Arthur's Pass — there's no vehicle access to the lodges, so it's a 40–50 minute walk up. A goods lift about 800 m west of the car park can carry your bags.
The mountain
- Base
- 1,326 m
- Summit
- 1,753 m
- Vertical
- 427 m
- Typical season
- July 1 – September 30
- Lifts
- 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Temple Basin is in Arthur's Pass, New Zealand (Southern Alps). Its base is at 1,326 m and its summit at 1,753 m, a vertical drop of 427 m. Parking is free and needs no reservation. Temple Basin typically opens around July 1 and closes around September 30.