Isolation 0.9 km (0.56 mi) Prominence 56 m Parent peak Mount Dampier | Elevation 3,216 m Mountain range Southern Alps Parent range Southern Alps | |
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First ascent February 9, 1906 by Newton, Low und Alec Graham Similar Mount Lendenfeld, Mount Dixon, Malte Brun, Elie De Beaumont, Mount Sefton | ||
Mount Hicks (also known as Saint David's Dome) is a mountain in the Southern Alps in Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park on the South Island of New Zealand. The mountain is 3,216 metres (10,551 ft) high. It is above the Hooker Glacier, in the vicinity of Mount Cook.
The mountain was first ascended in 1906. The starting point for ascents is the Empress hut. From the south face of Mount Hicks there are several possible routes, including the Dingle-Button route.
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