Mount Hobson

Mount Hobson is the highest mountain on , New Zealand. Located in the centre of the island, it rises 627 m above sea level.
Wikipedia
Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.
  • Type: Scenic viewpoint
  • Description: mountain on Great Barrier Island, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Hirakimata”, “Hirakimatā”, “Maunga Hirakimatā”, and “Maunga Hirakimatā / Mount Hobson”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Great Barrier Island and Mount Young.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is in the outer Hauraki Gulf in northern . It lies east of the Northland Peninsula and directly north of .

Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a peak, which is situated 3 km southwest of Mount Hobson.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ōkiwi and Whangaparapara.

Village
is a small settlement and rural community at the head of the Whangapoua Estuary, in Whangapoua Bay, on in New Zealand's . is situated 4 km northwest of Mount Hobson.

Village
Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.
is a harbour and coastal community on in New Zealand's . Europeans settled for mining, timber milling and whaling. It is now a tourism and boating spot, where boats can pick up fuel and water. is situated 6 km south of Mount Hobson.

Mount Hobson

Latitude
-36.18606° or 36° 11′ 10″ south
Longitude
175.41292° or 175° 24′ 47″ east
Elevation
627 metres (2,057 feet)
Open location code
4VMQRC77+H5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 650002
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­viewpoint
Wiki­data ID
Q6921210
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Satellite Map

Discover Mount Hobson from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Slovenian—“Mount Hobson” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Хиракимата”
  • Cebuano: “Hirakimata”
  • Cebuano: “Mount Hobson”
  • Czech: “Mount Hobson”
  • Dutch: “Hirakimata”
  • Dutch: “Mount Hobson, Great Barrier Island”
  • Dutch: “Mount Hobson”
  • French: “mont Hobson”
  • French: “Mont Hobson”
  • Irish: “Maunga Hirakimatā”
  • Japanese: “ホブソン山”
  • Ladin: “Mount Hobson”
  • Maori: “Maunga Hirakimatā”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mount Hobson på Great Barrier Island”
  • Slovenian: “gora Hobson”
  • Slovenian: “Mount Hobson”

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