Mount Hicks (also known as Saint David's Dome) is a mountain in the
Southern Alps
The Southern Alps (; officially Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana) are a mountain range extending along much of the length of New Zealand, New Zealand's South Island, reaching its greatest elevations near the range's western side. The n ...
in
Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park
Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park is a national park located in the Canterbury Region in the central-west of the South Island of New Zealand. It was established in October 1953 and takes its name from the highest mountain in New Zealand, Aora ...
on the
South Island
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of
New Zealand
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. The mountain is high. It is above the
Hooker Glacier, in the vicinity of
Aoraki / Mount Cook
Aoraki / Mount Cook is the highest mountain in New Zealand. Its height, , is listed as . It is situated in the Southern Alps, the mountain range that runs the length of the South Island. A popular tourist destination, it is also a favourite ch ...
.
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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* Image of Mount Hicks and Mount Cook, Mount Hicks is to the left of the middle in the background
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Mountains of the Canterbury Region
Three-thousanders of New Zealand
Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park
Westland Tai Poutini National Park