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Mount Pisa

The turquoise Clutha Arm of Lake Dunstan between rocky Central Otago hills2 for sale
Lake Dunstan, Cromwell basin (a photo of the wider area, not of Mount Pisa itself). Photo: Ulrich Lange, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons. Resized.

A rural-residential area near Cromwell.

  • 2Berry homes for sale hereBerry listings, today
  • 195–1768 mheight above sea level, 12 km squareTerrain Tiles on AWS (Terrarium; NZ heights from LINZ)
  • 16sourced facts on this page, 5 from government or councilevery one has a source

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What you get (3)

The Pisa Range lies on the western shore of Lake Dunstan and overlooks…
  • The Pisa Range lies on the western shore of Lake Dunstan and overlooks Cromwell; its highest peak, Mount Pisa, is 1,963 m. Wikipedia: Pisa Range · accessed 2026-10-28
  • Nearby Pisa Moorings is a Stats NZ rural settlement between Lake Dunstan and State Highway 6, with an estimated 980 residents in June 2025 (570 at the 2018 Census). unsure: This is the Pisa Moorings settlement, not the wider Mount Pisa rural-residential area; no Stats NZ figure for 'Mount Pisa' was found. Wikipedia: Pisa Moorings (citing Stats NZ) · Stats NZ estimate June 2025; 2018 Census
  • OpenStreetMap records 'Mount Pisa' as a locality north of Pisa Moorings, at about 44.928 S, 169.271 E. unsure: Locality boundary is not official; listings use 'Mount Pisa' and 'Pisa Moorings' loosely. OpenStreetMap Nominatim · accessed 2026-10-28

Schools (2)

There is no school in Pisa Moorings or Mount Pisa; the nearest are in…
  • There is no school in Pisa Moorings or Mount Pisa; the nearest are in Cromwell, about 9 km away, including Cromwell College (Years 7 to 15, roll 696). unsure: The 9 km is Wikipedia's Pisa Moorings-to-Cromwell figure; 'no school' is based on Wikipedia's List of schools in Otago showing none at Pisa. Education Review Office: Cromwell College · ERO February 2025; accessed 2026-10-28
  • Cromwell's primary schools are Cromwell Primary (roll 407) and Goldfields School (roll 324), both contributing schools for Years 1 to 6. Education Review Office: Cromwell Primary School · ERO February 2025; accessed 2026-10-28

Getting around (2)

Pisa Moorings sits beside State Highway 6, about 9 km from Cromwell.
  • Pisa Moorings sits beside State Highway 6, about 9 km from Cromwell. Wikipedia: Pisa Moorings · accessed 2026-10-28
  • From Cromwell, SH6 leads about 50 km to Wānaka and about 60 km to Queenstown, whose airport at Frankton has direct flights to Australia. unsure: Distances are measured from Cromwell, not Mount Pisa, and are approximate; the airport detail is from Wikipedia's Queenstown Airport article. Wikipedia: Cromwell, New Zealand · accessed 2026-10-28

Natural hazards (3)

The Pisa Fault follows the Pisa Range on the Lake Dunstan side.

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Shops, health and things to do

  • The nearest supermarket is New World Cromwell at 2 Murray Terrace. New World store finder · accessed 2026-10-28
  • The Lake Dunstan Trail runs 55 km from Smiths Way to Clyde; OpenStreetMap shows it passing along the lake at Pisa Moorings. unsure: The routing past Pisa Moorings comes from OpenStreetMap, not the trail page. Trail Hub: Lake Dunstan Trail 5th anniversary · 2026-05-08
  • The nearest hospital is Dunstan Hospital in Clyde, which has no Accident and Emergency service. Healthpoint: Dunstan Hospital Services · accessed 2026-10-28

Climate

  • The nearest climate station, Cromwell EWS, averages 398 mm of rain and about 2,268 sunshine hours a year, with a July mean low of -1.3 C. unsure: This is Cromwell's station; higher ground on the Pisa Range will be colder. Wikipedia climate table citing NIWA CliFlo (Cromwell EWS) · NIWA 1991-2020 normals
Average daily low to high, °C
020Jan: 10.9° to 24.9°CJFeb: 10.5° to 24.7°CFMar: 7.8° to 21.9°CMApr: 4.3° to 17.8°CAMay: 2.2° to 13.2°CMJun: -0.3° to 9°CJJul: -1.3° to 9.1°CJAug: 0.2° to 12.2°CASep: 3° to 15.5°CSOct: 5.2° to 18.1°CONov: 7.2° to 20.6°CNDec: 9.5° to 23.2°CD
Average rain, mm a month
047Jan: 47.2 mmJFeb: 38.9 mmFMar: 31.5 mmMApr: 34 mmAMay: 38.2 mmMJun: 33.9 mmJJul: 25.1 mmJAug: 25.7 mmASep: 25.7 mmSOct: 27 mmONov: 34.2 mmNDec: 37 mmD
The same figures as a table
MonthLow °CHigh °CRain mm
Jan10.924.947.2
Feb10.524.738.9
Mar7.821.931.5
Apr4.317.834
May2.213.238.2
Jun-0.3933.9
Jul-1.39.125.1
Aug0.212.225.7
Sep315.525.7
Oct5.218.127
Nov7.220.634.2
Dec9.523.237

Cromwell EWS (NIWA CliFlo), 1991-2020 normals - nearest station, not on site · Wikipedia climate table citing NIWA CliFlo National Climate Database · 1991-2020 normals; accessed 2026-10-28

What homes sell for (public figures)

  • QV reported in 2023 that the average house value in 'Cromwell rural' (Pisa Moorings and Lowburn) was approximately $1.3 million. unsure: More than 3 years old, a news report of QV figures, and covers Pisa Moorings and Lowburn rather than Mount Pisa alone. Crux: Central Otago property values continue to soar (reporting QV) · valuation date 1 October 2022; published 2023-03-09
  • QV's 2026 commentary says lifestyle values from the Cromwell area through to Luggate continue to grow; district lifestyle capital values rose 8.9% on average since 2022. unsure: The 8.9% is a district-level lifestyle average. QV: New rating valuations on the way for Central Otago · 2026-03-11 (valuation date 1 September 2025)

On the map, and a short tour

Mount Pisa on the Berry map: simple, topographic, aerial where available, or 3D with buildings and terrain, with schools and hikes nearby and the Berry homes for sale.

See Mount Pisa on the map

  1. Mount Pisa locality — Rural-residential blocks on the lower slopes of the Pisa Range, which overlooks Lake Dunstan and Cromwell. Show on the map: Mount Pisa locality en.wikipedia.org
  2. Pisa Moorings — Lakeside settlement of about 980 people between Lake Dunstan and SH6. Show on the map: Pisa Moorings en.wikipedia.org
  3. Lake Dunstan Trail at Pisa Moorings — The 55 km cycle trail runs along the lake shore here. Show on the map: Lake Dunstan Trail at Pisa Moorings trailhub.co.nz
  4. Lowburn — QV grouped Lowburn with Pisa Moorings as 'Cromwell rural', averaging about $1.3m in 2022. Show on the map: Lowburn crux.org.nz

Stops are placed from published coordinates and are approximate. The map's data sources and licences are listed under "Data and licences" on the map.

Guides

Short guides for buyers, sellers and owners. Start with the LIM report.

16 facts, each with its public source and date; 9 marked unsure. Council: Central Otago District Council. Checked 28 Oct 2026. Nothing here is advice; check the LIM and council maps for a particular property.

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