Mount Dampier | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,440 m (11,290 ft) |
Prominence | 92 m (302 ft) |
Coordinates | 43°35′S 170°8′E / 43.583°S 170.133°E |
Geography | |
Location | South Island, New Zealand |
Parent range | Southern Alps |
Climbing | |
First ascent | March 1912, by Freda du Four & 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).