Haast Pass a mountain pass in the Southern Alps of the South Island is named for Julius Von Haast, an explorer from the Canterbury region. It is one of the three passes which have a tarred road from the east to the west over the Southern Alps.

The Haast Pass road has no settlements between Haast and Makarora. The road passes through beech forest and spectacular waterfalls such as the Fantail fall. The pass is within the limits of  Mount Aspiring National Park and forms part of the boundary between Otago and the West Coast.