Danseys Pass

935 m.) is a mountain pass located in the Kakanui Range in the South Island of New Zealand.

Much of the road going over Danseys Pass is unsealed and is occasionally cut directly from the Haast Schist bedrock.

[2][3] Though not a major arterial road, the pass is a fairly well-used link between the towns of Naseby and Ranfurly in the south and Duntroon, in North Otago.

Also, if State Highway 1 between Hampden and Moeraki is closed, it is the closest detour, despite adding over 100 kilometres (62 mi) to the journey.

He was the lessee of the Otekaike run from 1857 to 1871 who, in 1855 with three companions, was the first European to cross the pass in search for land in the Maniototo district.