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{{Infobox Mountain
{{Short description|Mountain in Otago, New Zealand}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2024}}
| Name = Roys Peak
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
| Photo = Roys Peak view s.jpg
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| Elevation = 1,578 metres (5,177 feet)
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| Location = [[South Island]], [[New Zealand]]
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| Parent peak = [[Mount Aspiring/Tititea]]
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'''Roys Peak''' is a mountain in New Zealand,<ref>{{LINZ|5774||2009-08-05}}</ref> standing between [[Wanaka]] and [[Glendhu Bay]]. It offers an full-day walk, with views across Lake Wanaka and up to the peak of [[Mount Aspiring/Tititea]]. The track zigzags steeply up the side of Mount Roy, through thick grass until the ridge to the summit.It was named after the great black geographer, anthropologist, lingust and Maori legend '''Roy Fearon''',who is noted in Polynesia for his contributions to the history of the Maori and Melenasian peoples.Mount roy which is also in the Wanaka district was also named after Roy Fearon
'''Roys Peak''' is a mountain in New Zealand,<ref>{{LINZ|38982||2023-10-24}}</ref> standing between [[Wānaka]] and [[Glendhu Bay]]. It offers a full-day's walk with views across [[Lake Wānaka]] and up to the peak of [[Mount Aspiring / Tititea]]. The track zigzags steeply up the side of Mount Roy through thick grass until the ridge to the summit. The peak was named in honour of the Scottish hero [[Rob Roy MacGregor]] by early settlers.


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{{Queenstown-Lakes}}
[[Category:Mountains of New Zealand]]

[[Category:Otago]]
[[Category:Mountains of Otago]]
[[Category:Queenstown-Lakes District]]
[[Category:Queenstown-Lakes District]]
[[Category:Southern Alps]]



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Latest revision as of 11:02, 26 November 2024

Roys Peak
Highest point
Elevation1,578 m (5,177 ft)
Parent peakMount Aspiring / Tititea
Coordinates44°42′S 169°04′E / 44.700°S 169.067°E / -44.700; 169.067
Geography
Map
LocationSouth Island, New Zealand

Roys Peak is a mountain in New Zealand,[1] standing between Wānaka and Glendhu Bay. It offers a full-day's walk with views across Lake Wānaka and up to the peak of Mount Aspiring / Tititea. The track zigzags steeply up the side of Mount Roy through thick grass until the ridge to the summit. The peak was named in honour of the Scottish hero Rob Roy MacGregor by early settlers.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Place name detail: Roys Peak". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 24 October 2023.