Flat Top Hill
The Flat Top Hill Conservation Area consists of 813 hectares purchased by the Department of Conservation in 1992, situated behind Butchers Dam.
Schist underlies most of Otago, and at Flat Top Hill the rock layers have remained horizontal and uplifted, forming flat topped ‘block’ mountains, or in this case, hills. This area is now the driest part of New Zealand, receiving less than 300 mm of rainfall annually due to its location in a rain shadow of the mountain ranges to the west and south.
Alexandra, Central Otago, NZ
Day 5 of our holiday in Central Otago, NZ
Flat Top Hill
The Flat Top Hill Conservation Area consists of 813 hectares purchased by the Department of Conservation in 1992, situated behind Butchers Dam.
Schist underlies most of Otago, and at Flat Top Hill the rock layers have remained horizontal and uplifted, forming flat topped ‘block’ mountains, or in this case, hills. This area is now the driest part of New Zealand, receiving less than 300 mm of rainfall annually due to its location in a rain shadow of the mountain ranges to the west and south.
Alexandra, Central Otago, NZ
Day 5 of our holiday in Central Otago, NZ