Buchanan Peaks, Mount Alta Conservation Area, Otago When James McKerrow surveyed the lower Matukituki Valley and climbed Mt Alta in 1862, he was accompanied by the eminent botanist and painter John Buchanan. After him he named a cluster of three peaks overlooking Lake Wanaka, with elevations of 2004m (west), 1905m and 1880m (east). Today, the […]
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