Mount Robert 1421m high mountain, in the Nelson area of New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

's South Island

South Island

The South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman Sea, to the south and east by the Pacific Ocean...

. It is within the Nelson Lakes National Park

Nelson Lakes National Park

Nelson Lakes National Park is located in the South Island of New Zealand.It was formed in 1956 and covers some 1,020 km². It is centered at two large lakes, Rotoiti and Rotoroa. The park also includes surrounding valleys and mountain ranges...

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Access to the mountain is via the town of Saint Arnaud

Saint Arnaud, New Zealand

Saint Arnaud is a small alpine village located in the north of New Zealand's South Island, west of the mountains of the Saint Arnaud Range and 90 kilometres southwest of Nelson near the historic Tophouse Settlement...

 on a partially unsealed road followed by a two hour walk.

On its northern side is an abandoned skifield. In 2005 the rope tows were removed and shifted to the nearby Rainbow Ski Area

Rainbow Ski Area

Rainbow Ski Area is a ski resort in the Tasman Region of New Zealand's South Island.It opens a little later than other ski resorts, with an operating season from mid-July to mid-October...

. A lack of snow was cited as one of the reasons for removing the tows. At times a helicopter shuttle was used for access to the skifield.