Dixon Peak, previously known as Mount Dixon, is the 23rd highest peak in New Zealand, rising to a height of . It is located in the Southern Alps of the

South Island The South Island, also officially named , is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand in surface area, the other being the smaller but more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman ...

in the Mackenzie District, within Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park, and only a short distance from its more illustrious neighbour Aoraki / Mount Cook. The mountain is a popular peak for climbers, and is used as a practice run for ascents of Cook. Mount Dixon was named by Noel Brodrick for the mountaineer, Marmaduke Dixon (1862–1918). The mountain should not be confused with Mount Dixon (Grey District), a lower peak of the same name close to the valley of the

Taramakau River The Taramakau River is a river of the West Coast Region of the South Island of New Zealand. It rises in the Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana near Harper Pass, due east of Hokitika, and runs westward for into the Tasman Sea south of Gr ...

and near

Harper Pass Harper Pass (elevation ), previously known as Hurunui Pass or sometimes Taramakau Pass, is an alpine pass between Canterbury and the West Coast in New Zealand. It was the most important crossing for Māori to obtain pounamu. The first European ...

, to the north east of Dixon Peak.

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Southern Alps Mountains of Canterbury, New Zealand {{CanterburyNZ-geo-stub

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