Mount Haast (Westland District)

Mount Haast
Mount Haast (right), with the Hochstetter Glacier in the foreground
Highest point
Elevation3,114 m (10,217 ft)[1]
Prominence127 m (417 ft)[1]
Isolation0.5 km (0.31 mi)
Coordinates43°33′32″S 170°10′40″E / 43.55889°S 170.17778°E / -43.55889; 170.17778
Naming
EtymologyJulius von Haast
Geography
Mount Haast is located in New Zealand
Mount Haast
Mount Haast
Location of Mount Haast in New Zealand
LocationWest Coast, New Zealand
Parent rangeSouthern Alps

Mount Haast (3,114 metres or 10,217 feet) is a mountain summit located in the Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, in the Westland District of New Zealand.[2] The mountain was named after the German-born geologist Julius von Haast by James Mackay (1831–1912).[3]

  1. ^ a b "Mount Haast, New Zealand". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Place name detail: Mount Haast". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Place Names was invoked but never defined (see the help page).