Roy's Peak
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.jpg) Roy's Peak from the northeast halfway from Lake Wanaka |
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| height | 1581 m | |
| location | Queenstown-Lakes District , Otago , South Island , New Zealand | |
| Mountains | Harris Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 41 ′ 41 ″ S , 169 ° 2 ′ 57 ″ E | |
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| Normal way | from the northeast | |
The Roys Peak (also Mount Roy , 1581 m ) is a mountain in the south of Lake Wanaka on the South Island of New Zealand . The summit is about 7 kilometers west of Wanaka .
Telecommunication systems can be seen from afar in the summit area. The predominant vegetation is tussock grass . The summit offers sweeping views of Lake Wanaka and the peaks of Mount Aspiring National Park .
The name of the mountain possibly goes back to the Scottish folk hero Rob Roy , much in the area is named after him, because the Otago region has a distinct Scottish past.
Location and surroundings
Roy's Peak forms the northern end point of a ridge that separates the valley of the Montatapu River from Lake Wanaka and the valley of the Cardrona River . One kilometer further south is Mount Alpha ( 1631 m ), the next peak on this ridge.
Flora and fauna
The upper slopes of Roys Peak are steep and covered in snow for 3 to 4 months a year. The vegetation here is comparatively original. Tussock grasses ( Chionochloa rigida ) dominate the north-western slopes and there is a thick layer of litter . Between the tussock grasses found as larger plant mainly the daisy family Celmisia lyallii . The most common bush is Dracophyllum pronum . Below 1000 meters, the original tussock, bush and forest vegetation has largely disappeared and given way to fertilized pastureland. There is a lot of rock in the area of the summit, but it shows strong signs of frost weathering .
A specialty is the Roys Peak Gecko , discovered in 1998, which could be a previously undiscovered species ( Hoplodactylus aff. Granulatus ) of the Aotearoa gray gecko .
Climbs
The starting point of the normal route is a parking lot on Mt. Aspiring Road northeast of the summit, about 6 kilometers northwest of Wanaka . The very well developed path leads over a forest-free grass and bush landscape. Partly private pastureland is crossed, dogs are not allowed, and the use of mountain bikes is also prohibited. From the starting point, which is almost at the level of the lake (280 m), to the summit, it is almost 1300 meters in altitude, 3 to 4 hours should be planned. A transition to Mount Alpha , one kilometer to the south, is possible, keeping to the ridge.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Mandy D. Tocher, Leigh J. Marshall: Surveys for Hoplodactylus granulatus, Roys Peak and Mt Alpha, Wanaka. In: Conservation Advisory Science Notes 344 , Department of Conservation, Wellington 2001 ( online ; PDF; 226 kB)
- ↑ a b www.summitpost.org: Roys Peak
- ^ New Zealand Department of Conservation (DOC): Roy's Peak Track