Mount Holmes
Mount Holmes is a peak in Dunedin City, Otago and has an elevation of 268 metres. Mount Holmes is situated nearby to the locality Mount Cargill, as well as near the hamlet Upper Junction.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Cargill and Sullivans Dam.
Mount Cargill
Peak
Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.
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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sawyers Bay and Roseneath.
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.
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.
Port Chalmers
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Port Chalmers is a deep water fishing and cargo port for Dunedin, one of the main ports for the South Island of New Zealand, in the Otago region. It is visited by several cruise ships each summer. In 2021, it was home to 1,500 people.
Mount Holmes
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 268 metres
- Description: hill in New Zealand
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Dunedin City, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-45.80879° or 45° 48′ 32″ southLongitude
170.56781° or 170° 34′ 4″ eastElevation
268 metres (879 feet)Named after
Hon. Matthew HolmesOpen location code
4V6G5HR9+F4OpenStreetMap ID
node 10653864336OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
6212310Wikidata ID
Q31678696
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Dutch—“Mount Holmes” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mount Holmes”
- Dutch: “Mount Holmes”
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