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Old 10-07-2009, 01:48 PM
Dennis
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Hi Dennis.
I'd hazard a guess and say they were around 5-10km from my vantage point.
The highest point in the range is Double Cone at 2340 metres.
According to Wikipedia, they are named The Remarkables because they are one of only two mountain ranges in the world which run directly north to south.
Thanks Matt!

I had read that the air in NZ tends to be quite clean and clear. In transparent skies, I have often been fooled by hills and mountains that appear to be close but in fact are much further away than the eye leads one to believe.

No doubt Gary Beal will drop in here sometime soon, extolling the virtues of the NZ skies! LOL!

Cheers

Dennis
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