Mount Nimrod

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Mount Nimrod
Mount Nimrod/Kaumira
Highest point
Elevation1,525 m (5,003 ft)[1]
Naming
EtymologyProbably Nimrod, the biblical king and hunter[2]
Native nameKaumira (Māori)
Defining authorityNew Zealand Geographic Board
Geography
CountryNew Zealand
RegionCanterbury

Mount Nimrod (officially Mount Nimrod/Kaumira since 2010[3]) is a hill in the Hunters Hills area of Canterbury, New Zealand. It is situated within the Mount Nimrod Reserve.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "NZGB Gazetteer - Mount Nimrod/Kaumira". gazetteer.linz.govt.nz. LINZ. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  2. ^ "NZGB Gazetteer - Mount Nimrod". gazetteer.linz.govt.nz. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Dual place names set to be approved for Canterbury". RNZ. 26 August 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Mount Nimrod Reserve hunting". www.doc.govt.nz. Retrieved 21 November 2021.