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]