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Stephen Jiroch
"This is a great spot overlooking all of Queenstown if you're looking for a beautiful sunset spot! Deer Park Heights has unique, uninterrupted views of the Wakatipu Basin. There are two main lookout points from which to take in the stunning scenery and picnic spots along the drive to enjoy.
EASTERN SUMMIT LOOKOUT
At the eastern summit lookout, you will reach a fenced area where you can look down at the winding kawarau and shotover rivers, out over the basin to Arrowtown, the famous Remarkables mountain range and down to the southern end of Lake Wakatipu towards Kingston. This area was the set location for the River Anduin in the Lord of the Rings movies. Keep an eye out below, you might see wild tahr and goats in the bluffs.
WESTERN SUMMIT LOOKOUT
From here the ultimate view over Lake Wakatipu, New Zealand’s longest at a length of 80km and a max depth of 380m, with Queenstown below, Cecil Peak, Walter Peak, Mt Nicholas and to the Southern Alps beyond.
There is a 20 minute walk linking the two lookouts which takes you past several tarns, another picnic spot and an iconic LOTR’s film location."
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Dane and Stacey
"This is so good we were considering gatekeeping it - but because we love you guys, we’ve decided to share our new favourite spot. Please pay attention to the signs and stay in the car when you see the signposts - we saw so many tourists getting scarily close to stags with antlers that could cause some serious damage. "
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