Mount Nimrod Explained

Mount Nimrod
Other Name:Mount Nimrod/Kaumira
Elevation M:1525
Elevation Ref:[1]
Etymology:Probably Nimrod, the biblical king and hunter[2]
Authority:New Zealand Geographic Board
Country:New Zealand
Region:Canterbury

Mount Nimrod (officially Mount Nimrod/Kaumira since 2010[3]) is a hill in the Hunters Hills area of Canterbury, New Zealand. It is situated within the Mount Nimrod Reserve Northwest of the White Rock River.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NZGB Gazetteer - Mount Nimrod/Kaumira . gazetteer.linz.govt.nz . LINZ . 21 November 2021.
  2. Web site: NZGB Gazetteer - Mount Nimrod. gazetteer.linz.govt.nz . 21 November 2021.
  3. News: Dual place names set to be approved for Canterbury . 21 November 2021 . RNZ . 26 August 2010 . en-nz.
  4. Web site: Mount Nimrod Reserve hunting . www.doc.govt.nz . 21 November 2021 . en-nz.