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The Kepler Track is a 60 km (37 mi) circular hiking track which travels through the landscape of the South Island of New Zealand and is situated near the town of Te Anau. The track passes through many landscapes of the Fiordland National Park such as rocky mountain ridges, tall mossy forests, lake shores, deep gorges, rare wetlands and rivers.
The Kepler Challenge Mountain Run is the premier mountain running event in New Zealand and follows the 60 km Kepler Track through the Fiordland National Park. It has been held annually since 1988, and draws competitors from throughout New Zealand and around the world. Around 450 runners enter the event with nearly all completing the demanding ...
Mount Luxmore is a mountain in the South Island of New Zealand visible from the nearby town of Te Anau.The mountain is 1,472 metres (4,829 ft) high. [1] It is part of the Kepler Track with the highest point on the track being the slightly lower Luxmore Saddle at a height of 1,400 metres (4,600 ft).
Abel Tasman Coast Track – the most popular track. [6] Heaphy Track – at 82 kilometres the longest of the walking tracks, delivering the biggest contrast from palm-fringed beaches to sub-alpine tussock grasslands. Routeburn Track – at 32 kilometres the shortest of the walking tracks. Milford Track – the most famous of the Great Walks. [7]
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Pembroke is located in a marine west coast climate zone. [7] Prevailing westerly winds blow moist air from the Tasman Sea onto the mountain, where the air is forced upward by the mountains (orographic lift), causing moisture to drop in the form of rain and snow.
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