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'''Roy's Peak''' is a mountain in New Zealand,<ref>{{LINZ|5774||2009-08-05}}</ref> standing between [[Wanaka]] and [[Glendhu Bay]]. It offers a full-day's 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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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.

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