Mount Hicks (New Zealand) Explained

Mount Hicks
Other Name:Saint David's Dome
Elevation M:3198
Prominence M:56
Isolation Km:0.9
Parent Peak:Mount Dampier
Range:Southern Alps
Location:South Island, New Zealand
Map:New Zealand
Label Position:right
Coordinates:-43.5877°N 170.1288°W
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 3198m (10,492feet) 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.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dingle-Button Route on Mt Hicks. Neil Wood. mountainz.co.nz. December 2003. 2010-03-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20100526172249/http://www.mountainz.co.nz/content/article/article.php?article=100604_DingleButton.php&direct=nz. 26 May 2010.