Elevation 1,529 m Parent range Tararua Range | Mountain range Tararua Range | |
 | ||
Location North Island, New Zealand Similar Mount Matthews, Mount Tapuaenuku, Mitre Peak, Mount Ngauruhoe, Mount Aspiring / Tititea | ||
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).
Map of Mount Hector, Tararua Forest Park 5581, New Zealand
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.
References
Mount Hector (New Zealand) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA