The Remarkables (New Zealand)
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The Remarkables from Queenstown seen from |
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Highest peak | Double Cone ( 2319 m ) | |
location | Otago , South Island , New Zealand ; Queenstown-Lakes District | |
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Coordinates | 45 ° 9 ′ S , 168 ° 50 ′ E | |
Type | Fold Mountains | |
surface | 36 km² |
The Remarkables are a mountain range in the Otago regionon the South Island of New Zealand .
geography
The mountain range begins around 5 km east of Queenstown and extends for around 12 km in a southerly direction. The Remarkables border Lake Wakatipu to the west in the southern part . Eight of its peaks have a height of over 2000 m , of which the Double Cone with a height of 2.319 m towers over all peaks by far.
The New Zealand State Highway 6 runs west of the Remarkables along Lake Wakatipu . This section of the route is particularly winding and has climbs and descents and is therefore called The Devil's Staircase .
Ski Area
In the Remarkables there is a ski area with a total area of 2.2 km² and seven ski lifts. In 2007 a system for artificial snow production was installed and a new snowcat was procured. The season is from July to October.
Film set
The Remarkables were also used for exterior scenes for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring . Not far away are Deer Park Heights , where large sections of the second part were filmed.
Panoramic photo
Web links
- The Remarkables Conservation Area . (PDF, 279 KB) Department of Conservation ,accessed on September 18, 2014.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Coordinates and longitudes were determined using Goggle Earth Pro Version 7.3.2.5776 on January 27, 2020
- ↑ Topo maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed January 3, 2020 .
- ^ The Remarkables Mountain Statistics . NZSki Ltd , archived from the original on April 18, 2009 ; accessed on September 18, 2014 (English, original website no longer available).
- ↑ Simon Louisson : New Zealand: Queenstown pushes power of popularity . In: New Zealand Herald . NZME. Publishing , April 1, 2007, accessed May 19, 2019 .