Fernhill | |
|---|---|
Suburb of Queenstown | |
 The suburb of Fernhill as viewed from the Queenstown Gardens | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Queenstown |
| Ben Lomond | Queenstown | |
  Fernhill  | ||
| Sunshine Bay | Lake Wakatipu |
Fernhill is a suburb of Queenstown in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located on the lower slopes of the Ben Lomond mountain, east of Sunshine Bay on the northern side of Lake Wakatipu.
It is only accessible by a single road from the main Queenstown township. [1]
Fernhill is part of the Sunshine Bay-Fernhill statistical area. [2]
There are a number of walking/biking tracks that can be accessed from around the Fernhill area:
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Fernhill may refer to:
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