| Mount Hector (Pukemoumou) | |
| Elevation M: | 1529 |
| Range: | Tararua Range |
| Location: | North Island, New Zealand |
| Coordinates: | -40.95°N 192°W |
| Map: | New Zealand North Island#New Zealand |
Mount Hector (Pukemoumou) is one of the highest peaks in the Tararua Range,[1] situated in the lower North Island of New Zealand. It has a height of 1529m (5,016feet).
The peak is named after James Hector a leading scientist in New Zealand during the 19th century.[2]
Mt Hector is the site of a memorial cross commemorating trampers killed in the Second World War.[3]
Its Māori name is Pukemoumou, or ‘hill of desolation’.