Occasional Climber

Iron Hill, Lockett Range, January 2024

Sylvester Hut (1,320m), with Lodestone (1,462m centre), McMahon (1,342m) and Crusader (1,428m) behind
Lake Sylvester (1,325m), with Iron Hill (1,695m) right skyline
Lake Sylvester (1,325m)
The view from Point 1,619, looking to the Sylvester Lakes right and Iron Lake left
A view of the Twins, from Point 1,619
Looking north west from near Point 1,619 to Iron Hill (1,695m). Iron Lake below and Lake Lockett in the distance
Approaching Iron Hill (1,695m), with Cobb Valley at left
On Iron Hill (1,695m), looking east, over Iron Lake to the Sylvester Lakes and beyond to the Arthur Range. Lake Lockett is left and the Richmond Range are on the distant skyline
Departing the summit of Iron Hill, with Cobb Valley at left
The red mineral-stained earth that gives Iron Hill its name, providing stark contrast to a seam of marble
Vegetable sheep north of Iron Hill
Descending from Point 1,631 to a spur that drops to Diamond Lake. Ruby Lake is above my head
Camp site on the eastern shore of Diamond Lake (1,240m)
Diamond Lake at sunset
Lake Lockett (1,292m)
A view south to Iron Hill (left), from the trail tracing the stream leaving Lake Lockett that joins Diamond Lake Stream. This trail ends at the Quarry, above the Sylvester Lakes Track carpark
Crossing Diamond Lake Stream at about 880m
New Zealand mountain and hill route maps

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