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The Remarkables (Māori: Kawarau) are a mountain range and skifield in Otago in the South Island of New Zealand. Located on the southeastern shore of Lake Wakatipu, the range lives up to its name by rising sharply to create a remarkable backdrop for the waters. The range is clearly visible from the nearby town of Queenstown.
Aoraki / Mount Cook, located in New Zealand's South Island, is the highest point in the country. The following are lists of mountains in New Zealand [a] ordered by height. . Names, heights, topographic prominence and isolation, and coordinates were extracted from the official Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) Topo50 topographic maps at the interactive topographic map of New Zealand
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Underwood is located in a marine west coast climate zone. [5] Prevailing westerly winds blow moist air from the Tasman Sea onto the mountains, where the air is forced upward by the mountains (orographic lift), causing moisture to drop in the form of rain or snow.
Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana Snow highlights the mountain range in this satellite image Highest point Peak Aoraki / Mount Cook Elevation 3,724 m (12,218 ft) Coordinates 43°35′44.69″S 170°8′27.75″E / 43.5957472°S 170.1410417°E / -43.5957472; 170.1410417 Dimensions Length 500 km (310 mi) Geography Location South Island, New Zealand Range coordinates 43°30′S ...
Mount Green is set on the crest or Main Divide of the Southern Alps and is situated on the boundary shared by the West Coast and Canterbury Regions of South Island.This peak is located 17 kilometres (11 mi) northeast of Aoraki / Mount Cook and set on the boundary shared by Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park and Westland Tai Poutini National Park.
Mountain ranges of New Zealand. Includes prominent hill systems. Subcategories. This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total. Mountain ...
The range shares this name with Tapuae-o-Uenuku, the highest peak of the Kaikōura Ranges in the upper South Island, although it is unclear whether the two share a common etymology. [1] In the 19th century, Pākehā explorers named the range the Hector Mountains in honour of James Hector, a New Zealand naturalist and scientist at the time. [2]
The Dunstan Mountains are a mountain range in Central Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand. The mountains lie on the eastern shore of the man-made Lake Dunstan and overlook the towns of Cromwell to the west, Clyde to the south and Omakau to the east.