Mount Cargill
Mount Cargill, known in Māori as Kapukataumahaka, is a volcanic outcrop which dominates the skyline of northern Dunedin, New Zealand. The peak is named for Captain William Cargill, an early leader of the Province of Otago.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 680 metres
- Description: mountain in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Kapukataumahaka”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sullivans Dam and Moore’s Bush Reserve.
Sullivans Dam
Reservoir
Sullivans Dam is a reservoir in a forested area 10 kilometres to the north of the centre of Dunedin, New Zealand. The dam is located to the east of Mount Cargill, close to the Dunedin Northern Motorway in the upper Leith Valley, some 500 metres southeast of the Leith Saddle.
Moore’s Bush Reserve
Forest
Photo: Kimbirdley, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Moore's Bush Reserve, also known as Moore's Bush, is a small reserve in the suburb of Leith Valley in Dunedin, New Zealand. This 4-hectare reserve is a combination of remnant native forest and a former dairy farm that has been replanted with native species.
Leith Saddle
Mountain saddle
Leith Saddle is a saddle between the sources of the Water of Leith and the Waitati River, approximately halfway between Dunedin's northern suburb of Pine Hill and the outlying settlement of Waitati.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sawyers Bay and Pine Hill.
Sawyers Bay
Quarter
Sawyers Bay is a suburb of the New Zealand city of Dunedin. It is located 1.5 kilometres to the southwest of Port Chalmers in a wide valley on the shore of Mussel Bay, 13 kilometres to the northeast of Dunedin city centre.
Pine Hill
Suburb
Pine Hill is a suburb, hill, and general area of the New Zealand city of Dunedin. It is sited on the hill of the same name, a spur of Mount Cargill overlooking North East Valley and Glenleith 4 kilometres to the north of the city centre.
Roseneath
Quarter
Roseneath is a small suburb of the New Zealand city of Dunedin, located on the northwestern shore of Otago Harbour, 12 kilometres to the northeast of Dunedin city centre.
Mount Cargill
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Dunedin City, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-45.81309° or 45° 48′ 47″ southLongitude
170.55519° or 170° 33′ 19″ eastElevation
680 metres (2,231 feet)Named after
Captain William CargillOpen location code
4V6G5HP4+Q3OpenStreetMap ID
node 1120874605OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
2192605Wikidata ID
Q4285548
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Mount Cargill from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Mount Cargill” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mount Cargill”
- Dutch: “Mount Cargill”
- Irish: “Kāpuka-taumāhaka”
- Japanese: “カーギル山”
- Ladin: “Mount Cargill”
- Maori: “Kāpuka-taumāhaka”
- Russian: “Капука-Таумахака”
- Russian: “Каргилл (гора)”
- Russian: “Маунт-Каргилл”
- Swedish: “Mount Cargill”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mount Cargill and Upper Junction.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Buttars Peak and Top of Organ Pipes.
Otago: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Dunedin, Port Chalmers, Alexandra, and Oamaru.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Mount Cargill”. Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.