Lockett Range traverse, December 2025
Lake Sylvester (1,325m)
Iron Lake (1,450m), with Iron Hill (1,695m) behind
Iron Lake at the base of the track up to Iron Hill
At about 1,600m - Lake Sylvester right and Lake Lockett (1,292m) distant left
At about 1,600m - Lake Sylvester left of centre and Iron Lake centre
Just north of the summit of Iron Hill, with Lakes Sylvester, Little Sylvester and Iron
Lake Lillie (1,480m) viewed from 1,680m, just north of the summit of Iron Hill. Lake Lockett behind
A view west from the Lockett Range to upper Cobb Valley
A view from about 1,500m on the Lockett Range to Diamond Lake (1,240m) right and Ruby Lake ( 1,320m) left
Looking north along the Lockett Range to Mt Benson (1,661m) centre and Ruby Lake
Nearing the summit of Mt Benson
A view to upper Cobb Valley from the summit of Mt Benson (1,661m), with Pt1672 in cloud far right
A view just north of Pt1672, looking at the steep karst buttress that is sidled on the west side. I tried to climb it, backing off at about 90% of the way when it became clear it wasn't going to let me past
A view west of the buttress, before Pt1503, with the rubbly western flanks of Pt1672 at right
Looking north along the Lockett Range to Pt1503
My camp spot beside a beautiful tarn at 1,370m, northwest of Pt1503 (right)
My camp spot at sunset
My camp spot at dawn, looking southwest to the Peel Range (right)
Above my camp spot, looking northeast to Mt Snowdon (1,859m) right of centre, Kakapo Peak (1,783m) distant left and Waingaro Peak (1,604m) far left
A view northwest to the end of the Lockett Range with Aorere Peak (1,730m) left, Waingaro Peak centre and Kakapo Peak right. Just to the left of Waingaro Peak is where the trail drops to Fenella Hut
A view south and west of the Peel Range
The southern end of the Douglas Range, with Kakapo Peak right
Aorere Peak (1,730m) left, Waingaro Peak (1,604m) centre and Kakapo Peak (1,783m) right
Looking over my camp spot to Cobb Valley centre
A view of Mt Snowdon from the trail southeast of Pt1390
A view back along the Lockett Range from Pt1390. Cobb Valley right and Mt Snowdon left
A view north from Pt1390 to Waingaro Peak (centre)
A view from near Pt1390 to Cobb Lake (1,089m)
A view from the Waingaro Peak Track to Fenella Hut (left of centre), Xenicus Peak (1,525m) right and Mt Cobb (1,716m) left
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