Located in the heart of the Richardson Range, Major Peak is one of the few easily accessible 2000m mountains in the Queenstown Lakes District. Major Peak towers over a vast landscape spanning the Thomson and Ailsa mountain ranges to the west of Lake Wakatipu and the Harris Range to the east. Although mountaineering equipment isn’t […]
About the author
Lee Johnson
Lee Johnson lives at the foot of the Remarkables in Queenstown. He spends his weekends camping and tramping on the iconic ridgelines and peaks of Otago and Fiordland. Originally from the Peak District in the UK, Lee’s love for tramping has taken him all over the globe. You’ll usually find him packing up his car on a Friday night and heading into the hills. He has been writing articles for Wilderness since 2021.
The 2026 Wilderness Outdoor Photographer of the Year competition
A tale of adventure and tragedy
Mt Peel, Kahurangi National Park
A lofty location for Brass Monkey
Get lost and suffer
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