View across the paddocks with Mt Roy (near left) and the more distant Avalanche Peak and Mt Aspiring, New Zealand's highest mountain outside the Aoraki/Mount Cook region.br/br/The township of Wanaka is the gateway to Mount Aspiring National Park. In addition to ongoing sheep farming, the lake is now a popular resort, and is much used in the summer for fishing, boating and swimming. The nearby mountains and fast-flowing rivers allow for adventure tourism year-round, with jetboating, skiing and numerous other tourist facilities located nearby.