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The Remarkables

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The Remarkables

The Remarkables rise dramatically above Queenstown. At 2,324 metres Double Cone, on the left in this picture, is the range’s highest peak. The Remarkables skifield is situated on slopes facing away from Queenstown.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Otago places – Wakatipu basin, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/22850/the-remarkables (accessed 14 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 19 August 2009, updated 1 July 2015.