Marlborough High Country and Mountains
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Marlborough is a mountainous region, with peaks in the Inland KaikÅura and Raglan Ranges rising above 2000 metres, and dozens of other peaks over 1500 metres. Over half of Marlborough is above 600 metres altitude, with a number of high country farms, in addition to the many high alpine areas.
List of Marlborough Mountains
A list of major mountains and mountain ranges in Marlborough, New Zealand
Altimarloch
Altimarloch is a 1693 metre high peak in the Black Birch Range.
Black Birch Range
The Black Birch Range with Altimarloch as its highest point, is one of several named mountain ranges that bound the Awatere Valley to the north.
The Ned / Te Hau
The Ned or Te Hau is a 909m peak near Blenheim with significant areas of indigenous dryland forest.
Molesworth
Molesworth is New Zealand's largest farm, and a significant conservation area with public access over the summer months.
Mount Patriarch
Mount Patriarch is a 1656 metre peak towards the western end of the Richmond Range
Waihopai Valley
Today, the Waihopai Valley is known for its satellite spy base, but it holds many more stories than just those intercepted from the sky.
Red Hills
The Red Hills are a flat topped ridge formed from an outcrop of ultrabasic rock in the Wairau Valley.
Tapuae-O-Uenuku
Tapuae-O-Uenuku in the Inland Kaikoura Range is Marlborough's highest peak, at 2885m.
The Kaikoura Ranges
For a good part of Marlborough's east coast the Kaikoura ranges form a spectacular and rugged backdrop as they rise up out of the sea.