Burke Pass

Above Lake Tekapo to the southeast is Burke Pass (671m), which carries the road (Highway 8) from the Mackenzie Country to Fairlie. It is named after Michael John Burke, who surveyed the area in 1855. His interest in the area was aroused during the trial of the sheep stealer James Mackenzie (Mackenzie Country), when he heard of the great plains in this highland region where the stolen sheep had been hidden.