Eyre Mountains/Taka Ra Haka
New Zealand, Southland
Eyre Mountains/Taka Ra Haka
LocationNew Zealand, Southland
RegionSouthland
TypeConservation Park
Coordinates-45.4167°, 168.2500°
Established2005
Area651.6
Nearest CityKingston (30 km)
Major CityQueenstown (60 km)
About Eyre Mountains/Taka Ra Haka
Over 65,000 hectares of open tops, tarns, river valleys and rugged mountain ranges reaching 2,000 meters - the highest peaks in Southland outside Fiordland. Contains the only known population of rock wren outside the Southern Alps and at least six endemic plant species including the pink alpine daisy.