Hector Mountains
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The Hector Mountains are a mountain range in the New Zealand region of Otago, near the resort town of Queenstown and just south of the more famous Remarkables mountain range. For most of its length, t
View from Queenstown, with the Remarkables left of frame and Tapuae-o-Uenuku / Hector Mountains on the right.
The "Devil's staircase", along the base of the mountain range
State Highway 6 is a major New Zealand state highway. It extends from the Marlborough region in the northeastern corner of the South Island across the top of the island, then down the length of the is
Hector Mountains
…Remarkables to the north, however the mountains still result in a sharp drop to the Lake below in places as a result – most famously along the route of State Highway 6. Following the glacier's retreat, this moraine was the original outflow of Lake Wakatipu until an alluvial fan from Lorn Peak in the Hector Mountains…
State Highway 6 crossing the Pelorus River in Marlborough
Motukiekie Rocks
"Hawks Crag", a half-tunnel of a rock shelf carrying State Highway 6 along the bank of the Buller River
State Highway 6 near Kumara Junction.