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August 2013

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On Mt Oakden's summit plateau with Harper River below. Photo: Pat Barrett
Mt Oakden, Mt Oakden Station, Canterbury Standing at the northern end of Lake Coleridge in the central Canterbury foothills is the imposing summit of Mt Oakden (1633m). It’s actually  a twin-peaked mountain with a 1590m low peak lying 800m east of the high peak across a great fault scarp that divides the summit plateau. The […]
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