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Mount Hicks
Saint David's Dome
Mount Hicks.jpg
Mount Hicks in the center of the image, with Mount Vancouver in background
Highest point
Elevation 3,198 m (10,492 ft)
Prominence 56 m (184 ft)
Isolation 0.9 km (0.56 mi)
Parent peak Mount Dampier
Geography
Mount Hicks is located in New Zealand
Mount Hicks
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 3,198 metres (10,492 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.

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