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Summit Lookout on Crown Range Road
Lens: DA 16-85 Camera: K3 Photo Location: New Zealand ISO: 200 Shutter Speed: 1/800s Aperture: F6.3 
Posted By: RobG, 09-28-2019, 08:00 AM


Crown Range Summit Lookout
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There is a spectacular road which climbs the Crown Range and descends the other side to reach Wanaka from Queenstown. Planes approaching Queenstown airport fly down the valley on the left side - the airport is in the top left corner. The area in the other direction toward Wanaka was used in Lord of the Rings for the flight to Helm's Deep. This view looks peaceful, but an absolute gale was blowing up the valley, making it hard to take a sharp photo.
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09-30-2019, 06:43 PM   #2
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Crown Range Summit Lookout
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There is a spectacular road which climbs the Crown Range and descends the other side to reach Wanaka from Queenstown. Planes approaching Queenstown airport fly down the valley on the left side - the airport is in the top left corner. The area in the other direction toward Wanaka was used in Lord of the Rings for the flight to Helm's Deep. This view looks peaceful, but an absolute gale was blowing up the valley, making it hard to take a sharp photo.
That is quite a view - definitely worth going to at least once just to see it.
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That is quite a view - definitely worth going to at least once just to see it.
Absolutely! I'd like to go back on a day when it wasn't blowing a gale to take a better video of the planes landing at the airport.
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QuoteOriginally posted by RobG Quote

Crown Range Summit Lookout
by RobGeraghty, on Flickr

There is a spectacular road which climbs the Crown Range and descends the other side to reach Wanaka from Queenstown. Planes approaching Queenstown airport fly down the valley on the left side - the airport is in the top left corner. The area in the other direction toward Wanaka was used in Lord of the Rings for the flight to Helm's Deep. This view looks peaceful, but an absolute gale was blowing up the valley, making it hard to take a sharp photo.
What a view! Nice one!

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Nice view!
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Nice view, lots of details.
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What a view! Nice one!
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Nice view!
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Nice view, lots of details.
Thanks everyone! Spring was the right time, I think!

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