Mount Hicks (New Zealand) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mount Hicks
Saint David's Dome
Mount Hicks in the center of the image, with Mount Vancouver in background
Highest point
Elevation	3,216 m (10,551 ft)
Prominence	56 m (184 ft)
Isolation	0.9 km (0.56 mi)
Parent peak	Mount Dampier
Geography
Mount Hicks Location in New Zealand
Parent range	Southern Alps
Climbing
First ascent	February 9, 1906 by Newton, Low und Alec Graham

Mount Hicks (also known as Saint David's Dome) is a mountain in the Southern Alps in Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park on the South Island of New Zealand. The mountain is 3,216 metres (10,551 ft) high. It is above the Hooker Glacier, in the vicinity of Aoraki / Mount Cook.

The mountain was first ascended in 1906. The starting point for ascents is the Empress hut. From the south face of Mount Hicks there are several possible routes, including the Dingle-Button route.