The Key Scenic View

The Key Scenic View sits at 1,032 ft on the Southland & the Catlins byway, with the land dropping 27 ft over the next 600 m. Several peaks are visible from the overlook: Wood Hill to the south-southwest at 3.2 mi (2,303 ft), Spear Peak to the east-southeast at 3.5 mi (2,067 ft), and Woodhen Hill to the south-southeast at 3.5 mi (3,179 ft). Farther out, Waterloo Peak lies southeast at 5.2 mi (3,533 ft), Brown Peak to the south at 5.3 mi (4,823 ft), Clare Peak also to the south at 6.0 mi (4,888 ft), and Fern Hill to the west-northwest at 6.0 mi (1,152 ft). Daylight varies through the year: around the March equinox, sunrise is at 07:50 and sunset at 20:03; at the June solstice, sunrise is 08:30 and sunset 17:12; at the September equinox, sunrise is 06:40 and sunset 18:45; and at the December solstice, sunrise is 05:56 and sunset 21:38. Devil's Staircase Lookout precedes this stop on the byway, and Boulder Reach Lookout follows it.