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'''[[Porters Pass]]''' is a [[mountain pass]] in the region of [[Canterbury, New Zealand|Canterbury]] on the [[South Island]] of New Zealand. At an elevation of 939 metres (3,081 feet) and traversed by [[State Highway 73 (New Zealand)|State Highway 73]], it is the third-highest point on the South Island's [[New Zealand state highway network|state-highway network]]. The pass was named in 1858 after the Porter brothers, who were farming in the area. A [[Scenic viewpoint|scenic lookout]] is visible off the highway in the centre of this panoramic photograph, with the Big Ben Range, part of the [[Korowai / Torlesse Tussocklands Park]], in the background.

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== See also ==
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