Mount Franklin is a peak in the
Nelson Lakes National Park in the
Tasman Region of
New Zealand.
It is the northernmost – and highest – of New Zealand's four Mounts Franklin, located south of
Lake Rotoroa. It is the highest peak in the Tasman Region, just two metres higher than the nearby
Mount Travers
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.
Mount Franklin is part of the Franklin Ridge, the northern extremity of the
St James Range
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. The ridge separates the valleys of the east and west branches of the
Sabine River.
The mountain was named by Sir
Julius von Haast while he was provincial geologist of Canterbury. It is named in honour of Rear-Admiral Sir
John Franklin, the British Arctic Explorer and former Governor of Tasmania.
Notes
Some sources give the elevation as
[Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979]
References
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