Mount Arthur (New Zealand)

Mount Arthur
Wharepapa / Arthur Range, taken from the track leading to the summit
Highest point
Elevation1,795 m (5,889 ft)[1]
ListingMountains of New Zealand
Coordinates41°13′04″S 172°40′53″E / 41.21778°S 172.68139°E / -41.21778; 172.68139[2]
Naming
Native nameTuao Wharepapa (Māori)
Geography
Mount Arthur is located in New Zealand
Mount Arthur
Mount Arthur
Location in New Zealand
CountryNew Zealand
DistrictBuller
Protected areaKahurangi National Park
Parent rangeWharepapa / Arthur Range

Mount Arthur (Tuao Wharepapa in Māori) is in the Wharepapa / Arthur Range in the north western area of the South Island of New Zealand.[3] Mount Arthur, named after Captain Arthur Wakefield,[4] lies within Kahurangi National Park and has a peak elevation of 1,795 metres (5,889 ft).

  1. ^ "Mt Arthur". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Mount Arthur, Tasman - NZ Topo Map". topomap.co.nz. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Place name detail: Mount Arthur". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Mount Arthur and the Tableland". TheProw.org.nz. Retrieved 2 April 2023.