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Roys Peak
Roys Peak
Highest point
Elevation	1,578 m (5,177 ft)
Parent peak	Mount Aspiring / Tititea
Coordinates	44°42′S 169°04′E / 44.700°S 169.067°E
Geography
Location	South Island, New Zealand

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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.

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

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

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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.
+'''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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 ==References==
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+{{Commons category|Roys Peak}}
+{{Queenstown-Lakes}}
-[[Category:Mountains of New Zealand]]
-[[Category:Otago]]
+[[Category:Mountains of Otago]]
 [[Category:Queenstown-Lakes District]]
+[[Category:Southern Alps]]
 {{Otago-geo-stub}}