Darran Mountains

#377 among destinations in New Zealand

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Facts and practical information

The Darran Mountains are a prominent range within New Zealand's Fiordland National Park, the country's biggest national park. They contain the park's highest peak, Mount Tūtoko. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 44°40'0"S, 168°4'60"E

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SouthlandNew Zealand

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Darran Mountains – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Routeburn Track, Humboldt Falls, Lake Harris, Hollyford Track.

6 miSE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Routeburn Track, Fiordland National Park
152 min walk • The Routeburn Track is a world-renowned, 32 km tramping track found in the South Island of New Zealand. The track can be done in either direction, starting on the Queenstown side of the Southern Alps, at the northern end of Lake Wakatipu or on the Te Anau side, at the Divide, several kilometres from the Homer Tunnel to Milford Sound.
3.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Humboldt Falls, Milford Sound / Piopiotahi
85 min walk • Humboldt Falls is a waterfall located in the Hollyford Valley in the Fiordland district of New Zealand. They fall 275 metres in three drops; the largest of the three drops is 134 metres high.
6.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Harris, Mount Aspiring National Park
157 min walk • Lake Harris is a small alpine lake near the Harris Saddle on the Routeburn Track in the South Island of New Zealand.
2.8 miSE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Hollyford Track, Fiordland National Park
71 min walk • The Hollyford Track is a tramping track in New Zealand. Located at the northern edge of Fiordland, in the southwestern South Island, it is unusual among Fiordland's major tracks in that it is largely flat and accessible year-round.
4.7 miSE
Natural attraction, Nature, Valley
Hollyford Valley, Fiordland National Park
121 min walk • Hollyford Valley is a valley in Fiordland, New Zealand, in the southwest of the South Island. It is named for the Hollyford River, which runs north-north-west along its length from the Southern Alps to the Tasman Sea. Beech forest dominates both the slopes and the bottom of the valley.
6.1 miNW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Mount Tūtoko, Fiordland National Park
156 min walk • Mount Tūtoko is the highest peak in Fiordland National Park, in southwest New Zealand. It lies between the Hollyford Valley and Milford Sound, 15 kilometres due north of the Homer Tunnel at the northern end of the Darran Mountains. The glacier-covered mountain rises to a height of 2,723 metres and is visible from the Hollyford Track.

Darran Mountains

Facts and practical information

Darran Mountains – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Routeburn Track, Fiordland National Park

Humboldt Falls, Milford Sound / Piopiotahi

Lake Harris, Mount Aspiring National Park

Hollyford Track, Fiordland National Park

Hollyford Valley, Fiordland National Park

Mount Tūtoko, Fiordland National Park