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Boulder Reach Lookout

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Looking south from Boulder Reach Lookout. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.

Boulder Reach Lookout sits at 697 ft along the Southland & the Catlins byway, facing 200°. The land drops 41 ft within 600 m of the overlook. From this point, View Hill rises to the south-southwest at 3.6 mi (699 ft), Freestone Hill stands south at 5.2 mi (1,102 ft), and Monument is visible to the southwest at 7.8 mi (1,529 ft). Daylight hours shift across the year: on the March equinox, sunrise is at 07:51 and sunset at 20:04; on the June solstice, sunrise is at 08:31 and sunset at 17:13; on the September equinox, sunrise is at 06:41 and sunset at 18:46; and on the December solstice, sunrise is at 05:57 and sunset at 21:38. The Key Scenic View lies before this stop on the byway, with Lookout following next.

Access
0.8 mi detour
Elevation
697 ft
View
South · 200°
Relief
41 ft drop
In view
3 named features
Bracket fungi, or shelf fungi, are among the many groups of fungi that comprise the phylum Basidiomycota. Characteristically, they produce shelf- or bracket-shaped fruiting bodies called conks that lie in a close planar grouping of separate or interconnected horizontal rows. Brackets can range from
Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand · CC0 · source
Fork-leaved Sundew ( Drosera binata ), Te Anau wetlands, New Zealand
Jörg Hempel · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · source
Swamp Sun Orchid ( Thelymitra cyanea ), Te Anau wetlands, New Zealand
Jörg Hempel · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · source
These fungi are found on stumps and fallen logs. It can be seen as a cluster of red brown mushrooms growing from the soil but they will be growning on buried wood. The cap is from 20 - 70mm. Initially it is capped then becomes flatterned.
Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand · Public domain · source
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Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand · Public domain · source
Hygrophorus is a genus of agarics (gilled mushrooms) in the family Hygrophoraceae. Called "woodwaxes" in the UK or "waxy caps" (together with Hygrocybe species) in North America, basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are typically fleshy, often with slimy caps and lamellae that are broadly attached to decurre
Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand · CC0 · source

What you’re looking at

Named terrain inside the view from this overlook, nearest first.

  • View Hill699 ftsouth-southwest · 3.6 mi
  • Freestone Hill1,102 ftsouth · 5.2 mi
  • Monument1,529 ftsouthwest · 7.8 mi

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:5120:0419:25
June solstice08:3117:1316:23
September equinox06:4118:4618:07
December solstice05:5721:3820:53

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How high is Boulder Reach Lookout?

Boulder Reach Lookout sits at about 697 feet (212 m).

What can you see from Boulder Reach Lookout?

From Boulder Reach Lookout: View Hill (SSW, 3.6 mi); Freestone Hill (S, 5.2 mi); Monument (SW, 7.8 mi).

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