Mount_Hicks_(New_Zealand)

Mount Hicks (New Zealand)

Mount Hicks (New Zealand)

Mountain in New Zealand

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 3,216 metres (10,551 ft) high. It is above the Hooker Glacier, in the vicinity of Aoraki / Mount Cook.

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The mountain was first ascended in 1906.[2] 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.[3]

Notes

  1. [1]
    "Mount Hicks, New Zealand". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2015-01-10.
  2. [2]
    Bob McKerrow (2009-07-02). "The Official Ebenezer Teichelmann Blog". Retrieved 2010-03-28.
  3. [3]
    Neil Wood (December 2003). "Dingle-Button Route on Mt Hicks". mountainz.co.nz. Archived from the original on 26 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
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