New Zealand has a range of altitudes from sea level through to the peak of Mount Ruapehu at 2797m in the North Island and to the highest peak of Aoraki Mount Cook in the South Island of 3754 m.
The average elevation for Queenstown New Zealand is 520m but the town centre is beside Lake Wakatipu which sits at 310m, it's New Zealands longest lake and is also the 3rd largest, at its deepest...