Mount Lyndon, Mountain summit in Selwyn District, New Zealand.
Mount Lyndon is a 1,489-metre mountain in the Southern Alps, in the Selwyn District of Canterbury on New Zealand's South Island. It stands west of Lake Lyndon, and its summit rises about 177 metres above the surrounding terrain, with a base roughly 2.3 kilometres wide.
Mount Lyndon rises to 1,489 metres in the Southern Alps, west of Lake Lyndon in the Selwyn District. Its summit stands about 177 metres above the surrounding terrain, and the peak lies roughly 5 kilometres from a higher neighbour reaching 1,912 metres. The surrounding slopes are classed as tussock grassland.
Mount Lyndon rises to 1,489 metres west of Lake Lyndon, and the lake and the peak share the name. The surrounding Selwyn District terrain is sparsely populated, with fewer than two people per square kilometre and no town nearby, so the mountain stands as one of the few named landmarks in an otherwise open high-country landscape.
Mount Lyndon rises to 1,489 metres just west of Lake Lyndon in the Selwyn District. The surrounding terrain is mostly tussock grassland, and the nearest larger summit, 1,912 metres, lies about 5 km to the north. Fewer than two people per square kilometre live in the area, and there is no town nearby.
Mount Lyndon rises 1,489 metres, about 177 metres above the surrounding terrain, and stands just west of Lake Lyndon. The land around it is mostly tussock grassland, and fewer than two people live per square kilometre in the area.
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