Mount Dampier facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Mount Dampier |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,440 m (11,290 ft) |
| Prominence | 92 m (302 ft) |
| Naming | |
| Native name | Rangiroa (language?) |
| Geography | |
| Location | South Island, New Zealand |
| Parent range | Southern Alps |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | March 1912, by Freda Du Faur & Peter Graham |
Mount Dampier (Rangiroa in Māori) is New Zealand's third highest mountain, rising to 3,440 metres (11,290 ft). It is located in the Southern Alps, between Mount Hicks and Aoraki / Mount Cook. It is often traversed by climbers en route to the North ridge of Mount Cook. Its Māori name literally means 'long sky' (rangi: sky; roa: long).
The English name was originally Mount Hector, after James Hector, but in Fitzgerald's map of 1896 the peak had been renamed after William Dampier.
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