Mount Haast

Mount Haast is a mountain summit located in the Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, in the Westland District of New Zealand. The mountain was named after the German-born geologist Julius von Haast by James Mackay.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dixon Peak and Mount Lendenfeld.

Dixon Peak

Peak

Photo: Murray Foubister, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dixon Peak, previously known as Mount Dixon, is the 23rd highest peak in New Zealand, rising to a height of 3,004 metres. It is located in the Southern Alps of the South Island in the Mackenzie District, within Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park, and only a short distance from its more illustrious neighbour Aoraki / Mount Cook.

Mount Lendenfeld

Peak

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Lendenfeld Peak, in the past also Mount Lendenfeld, is the eighth highest named summit in New Zealand and in Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park. The summit is named after the Austrian zoologist and mountaineer Robert J.

Mount Haast

Type: Mountain with an elevation of 2,631 metres
Category: landform
Location: Mackenzie District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-43.56667° or 43° 34′ south

Longitude

170.18333° or 170° 11′ east

Elevation

2,631 metres (8,632 feet)

Open location code

4V8GC5MM+88

GeoNames ID

2190390

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