Mount Hector (New Zealand) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Mount Hector |
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Mt Hector in the winter
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Elevation | 1,529 m (5,016 ft) |
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Parent range | Tararua Range |
Mount Hector is one of the highest peaks in the Tararua Range, situated in the lower North Island of New Zealand. It has a height of 1,529 metres (5,016 ft).
The peak is named after James Hector a leading scientist in New Zealand during the 19th century.
Mt Hector is the site of a memorial cross commemorating trampers killed in the Second World War.
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