Sandymount

#310 among destinations in New Zealand

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Sandymount is the name of a prominent hill on Otago Peninsula, in the southeastern South Island of New Zealand. It is 13 kilometres east of the city centre of Dunedin, close to the northeastern end of Sandfly Bay, and rises to a height of 312 metres. The eastern side of the hill meets the Pacific Ocean in a series of high cliffs and chasms, some of which are among the largest in New Zealand. Prominent among these are Lover's Leap and The Chasm, the former of which is 224 metres high. ()

Coordinates: 45°53'28"S, 170°40'19"E

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OtagoNew Zealand

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Nearby attractions include: Larnach Castle, Holy Trinity Church, Otago Peninsula, Glenfalloch Gardens.

3 miNW
Victorian-era stately home and gardens
Larnach Castle, Dunedin
76 min walk • Larnach Castle, perched on the picturesque Otago Peninsula in the city of Dunedin, New Zealand, is a testament to the country's rich colonial history. This grand mansion, often referred to as New Zealand's only castle, serves as a museum and is a premier tourist...
5.7 miNW
Church
Holy Trinity Church, Port Chalmers
147 min walk • Holy Trinity Church is an Anglican church in Port Chalmers, New Zealand. The church building is constructed in volcanic stone and has some fine stained glass, and is listed as a Category I Historic Place.
3 miN
Volcano, Nature, Natural attraction
Otago Peninsula, Dunedin
78 min walk • The Otago Peninsula is a long, hilly indented finger of land that forms the easternmost part of Dunedin, New Zealand. Volcanic in origin, it forms one wall of the eroded valley that now forms Otago Harbour.
4.3 miW
Park, Garden
Glenfalloch Gardens, Dunedin
110 min walk • Glenfalloch is a private garden and restaurant near Macandrew Bay on Otago Peninsula, New Zealand. The gardens are owned and run by the Otago Peninsula Trust. Glenfalloch was established in 1871 by George Gray Russell, who bought the land from pioneer settler James Macandrew. It covers 12.1 hectares.
3.7 miN
45°50'21"S • 170°39'7"E
N.Z Greenstone, Dunedin
95 min walk • Museum, Shopping
3.9 miNW
45°52'8"S • 170°35'53"E
Bellamys Gallery, Dunedin
99 min walk • Museum
2.8 miW
Beach
Boulder Beach
72 min walk • Boulder Beach is a rocky beach on the Pacific Ocean, located on the south side of Otago Peninsula, some 15.7 kilometres by road east from central Dunedin, New Zealand.
6.1 miNW
Nature, Hill, Natural attraction
Signal Hill, Dunedin
156 min walk • Signal Hill is a prominent landform in the city of Dunedin, New Zealand. It is located close to, and due north of, the head of the Otago Harbour and reaches an elevation of 393 m. The suburbs Ravensbourne, St.
4.7 miNW
Island
Quarantine Island / Kamau Taurua
121 min walk • Quarantine Island/Kamau Taurua is the largest island in Otago Harbour, close to the city of Dunedin, New Zealand. The island covers an area of 15 hectares, and is a publicly accessible recreation reserve.
5.1 miNW
Island
Rakiriri
131 min walk • Rakiriri, also known as Goat Island and officially Goat Island/Rakiriri is the second largest island in Otago Harbour, in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located between Port Chalmers and Portobello, to the northeast of Dunedin's city centre.
5.3 miN
Volcano, Nature
Otago Harbour, Dunedin
134 min walk • Otago Harbour is the natural harbour of Dunedin, New Zealand, consisting of a long, much-indented stretch of generally navigable water separating the Otago Peninsula from the mainland. They join at its southwest end, 21 km from the harbour mouth.