Feature: Mountain

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    Canterbury Foothills

    The impressive view from the summit of Mt Hutt ski area (2,080m elevation).

  • Road with a View

    The iconic view from Peter’s Lookout across Lake Pukaki to Aoraki / Mt Cook

  • Golden Layers

    The folds and valleys of Kahurangi National Park light up gold under the setting sun

  • Mackenzie Country

    An aerial view of the Two Thumb Range and Lake Tekapo, Mackenzie Basin

  • Godley

    An aerial view of the Godley River has it descends from the Southern Alps towards Lake Tekapo

  • Milford on Fire

    Red sky at night, shepherd's delight. Not that any shepherds live at Milford Sound.

  • The One and Only

    New Zealand's highest mountain, Aoraki / Mt Cook (3,724m), looms large over State Highway 80.

  • Peter’s Lookout

    When you're on State Highway 80 and have this view of Lake Pukaki and Aoraki - Mt Cook, you know only good things lie ahead.

  • Sefton Alpenglow

    The glowing summit of Mt Sefton (3151m), captured approximately 30 minutes before sunrise

  • Kahurangi Folds (Blue)

    Blue hour reveals the many ridges and ranges of Kahurangi National Park

  • Kahurangi Folds (Gold)

    Golden sunset light reveals the many ridges and ranges of Kahurangi National Park

  • Earnslaw Burn

    The spectacular Earnslaw Burn, located near Glenorchy and reached via a 5-6 hour hike

  • Nor’west Dawn

    A spectacular sunrise on a windy morning in the Tasman Valley heralds bad weather ahead

  • North Mavora Lake

    Sunrise on a cold winter's morning at North Mavora Lake, Southland

  • Ben Ohau Range

    Sunrise lights up the Ben Ohau Range across Lake Pukaki

  • Ridgeline

    The track to Lake Angelus along the Robert Ridge Route has some precarious sections across craggy mountain tops

  • Kahurangi Gold

    The seemingly never-ending ranges of Kahurangi National Park, viewed from a peak 1,805m high in Nelson Lakes National Park

  • Blue Hour

    Blue hour at Lake Camp, Canterbury

  • Fiordland

    The last glow of the day illuminates the Cleddau Valley and Milford Sound in Fiordland National Park

  • Rolling

    A nor-westerly storm rolls in over rolling farmland in Central Otago

  • Alps Sunrise

    The rising sun creates strong light contrasts on the Southern Alps

  • Winter Dawn

    A crystal clear morning at Lake Camp in the Canterbury high country

  • Above the Inversion

    Aoraki-Mt Cook (3724m) towers above inversion cloud blanketing the Tasman Valley

  • All in a Row

    An alignment of rocks provides a great leading line to this winter scene at Lake Tekapo

  • Pukaki

    Lake Pukaki takes on this stunning turquoise colour due to the presence of rock flour, which is sourced from the grinding of glaciers against mountains in the headwaters of Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park.

  • Reflection Perfection

    Which way is up?  A beautifully still and crisp winter's morning at Lake Matheson, Westland Tai Poutini National Park.

  • Remarkable

    As cloud whips off the crags of The Remarkables the setting sun breaks the horizon and lights the mountainside in a blaze of fire.

  • Doubtful Sound

    Doesn’t matter if it’s rain or shine, Doubtful Sound / Patea is always a spectacular place to be.

  • Blue Ice

    A close-encounter with the blue ice of Brewster Glacier

  • Taranaki

    Mt Taranaki (2518m) reflected in the waters of Lake Mangamahoe

  • Mt Potts

    Mt Potts (2184m) reflected in the calm waters of Lake Camp

  • Frosted

    A frozen Lake Lyell in the headwaters of the Rakaia River

  • Lyell Lake

    Pre-sunrise glow on the Southern Alps at the headwaters of the Rakaia River, Canterbury

  • Sefton

    The rising sun strikes the impressive eastern face of Mt Sefton (3151m)

  • Convergence

    The Tasman River (left) and Hooker River (right) converge and flow towards Lake Pukaki

  • Ruptured

    Glacial textures on Tititea / Mount Aspiring, New Zealand's 23rd highest mountain.

  • Adelaide Skies

    A stunning evening sky reflects in a tarn in the Lake Adelaide basin, Fiordland National Park

  • Sutherland Sound

    The setting sun provides some warm light to an otherwise cold winter's day at Sutherland Sound, Fiordland National Park

  • Hooker Lake

    Hooker Lake and Aoraki-Mt Cook, taken on a winter's day just after sunset

  • Key Summit

    Key Summit, accessed from the Routeburn Track, during the clearance of a winter storm

  • Lake Mackenzie

    The mesmerising Lake Mackenzie sits at 890 metres elevation on the Routeburn Track

  • Stargazer

    The incredible peaks of Stargazer (2352m) and Skyscraper (2347m), located on the northern flank of Mt Aspiring / Tititea

  • Inversion Flow

    Valley inversion cloud flowing over mountains near Park Pass, Mt Aspiring National Park

  • Lake Nerine

    Lake Nerine sits high in the Humboldt Mountains in the far reaches of Mt Aspiring National Park

  • Avalanche Glacier

    Avalanche Glacier, Mt Aspiring National Park, illuminated at day's first light

  • Aspiring

    The towering Mt Aspiring (3,033m), often referred to as New Zealand's Matterhorn

  • Humboldt

    Rocky terrain at the northern end of the Humboldt Mountains, near Lake Nerine

  • St Arnaud Range

    The last of the day's light illuminates the St Arnaud Range, Nelson Lakes National Park
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