What are the highest roads in New Zealand?
Lying in the south-western Pacific Ocean, most of the landscape of New Zealand is mountainous. The country consists of two main islands a number of smaller islands. New Zealand's geography includes glaciers, fiords, mountains, plains, subtropical forest, volcanic plateau, and miles of coastline, all within easy reach of each other.
Highest roads of New Zealand
Road | Elevation | Zone | Surface |
Mount Hutt chairlift | 2.062m (6,765ft) | South Island | Gravel |
Ohakune chairlift | 2.052m (6,732ft) | North Island | Gravel |
Dobson Peak | 2.019m (6,624ft) | South Island | Gravel |
Cadrona chairlift | 1.876m (6,154ft) | South Island | Gravel |
Mt Cheeseman chairlift | 1.862m (6,108ft) | South Island | Gravel |
The Remarkables chairlift | 1.844m (6,049ft) | South Island | Gravel |
Whakapapa chairlift | 1.778m (5,833ft) | North Island | Gravel |
Mt Dobson Access Rd | 1.748m (5,734ft) | South Island | Gravel |
Old Woman Range | 1.739m (5,705ft) | South Island | Gravel |
Tukino Skifield | 1.705m (5,593ft) | South Island | Gravel |
Obelisk/Kopuwai | 1.687m (5,534ft) | South Island | Gravel |
Cardrona Alpine Resort | 1.660m (5,446ft) | South Island | Gravel |
Cardrona Alpine Resort | 1.648m (5,406ft) | South Island | Gravel |
Mt Olympus Access Rd | 1.634m (5,360ft) | South Island | Gravel |
Ohakune Mountain Road | 1.630m (5,347ft) | North Island | Asphalt |
Whakapapa ski | 1.624m (5,328ft) | North Island | Asphalt |
The Remarkables | 1.622m (5,321ft) | South Island | Gravel |