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By Craig Moy
Mitre Peak:
1,683 m
Comprising New
Zealand’s southwest
tip, Fiordland National
Park is famous for its
rugged crests and lush
valleys carved out by
prehistoric glaciers (or,
in Maori mythology,
by a godlike stonemason). Mitre Peak, at
the park’s north end, is
among its most easily
accessed. Each year
thousands of visitors
make the pilgrimage
by car, coach, ship or
chartered helicopter
to pay homage to the
jagged giant.
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arenal Volcano:
1,670 m
Though hardly the highest
mountain in topographically
diverse Costa Rica, Arenal
Volcano may be the most
impressive. Almost perfectly
symmetrical, the active volcano (it last erupted in 2010)
looms large over the forestand-pasture surroundings
of its eponymous national
park. Charter a boat tour
or fishing excursion on Lake
Arenal for a truly iconic and
awe-inspiring view of the
portentous peak.
mitre peAk: rob SuiSted/touriSm new zeALAnd; ArenAL: nStAnev/iStock
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