Benmore Peak, Astronomical observatory at Benmore Peak, South Island, New Zealand

Benmore Peak is an astronomical observatory located on a high plateau in the South Island of New Zealand, reaching approximately 1932 meters in elevation. The facility spans about 81 hectares and houses telescopes used for scientific research and educational programs.

Benmore Peak Observatory (BPO) is sited on privately owned land at the summit plateau of Benmore Peak, the 1,932 m highest point of the Benmore Range in the Mackenzie Basin. Its instruments and structures for astronomy and meteorology stand at the peak and down to the 1,830 m level. It is the highest altitude observatory in the Southern Hemisphere outside Antarctica and the Andes of South America.

Benmore Peak Observatory sits on privately owned land at the summit plateau, with instruments and structures for astronomy and meteorology from the peak down to 1,830 m. It is the highest-altitude observatory in the Southern Hemisphere outside Antarctica and the Andes. The site is reached via an easement across Glenbrook Station, the same station that sold 12 km² between The Cairn and Sutherlands Peak to the Department of Conservation.

The observatory sits on private land at the summit plateau, with instruments down to 1,830 m. The only public walking access in the range is a track into the 12 km2 Conservation Area between The Cairn and Sutherlands Peak, reached by an easement across Glenbrook Station. There are no public tours of the observatory.

Benmore Peak Observatory sits on the summit plateau at 1,932 m, with instruments and structures extending down to the 1,830 m level. That makes it the highest-altitude observatory in the Southern Hemisphere outside Antarctica and the Andes of South America. The site lies on privately owned land within the Benmore Range, and the surrounding peaks are mostly New Zealand Crown land designated an Outstanding Landscape Area.