List of mountains of New Zealand by height
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The following is a list of the highest mountains in New Zealand
, and also of some other notable mountains and hills, ordered by height.
, a chain that forms the backbone of the South Island
. Mountain heights and names are as shown on Land Information New Zealand
's Topo50 topographic maps. The high, middle and low peaks of Aoraki/Mount Cook are not listed separately, and unnamed peaks are not listed.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, and also of some other notable mountains and hills, ordered by height.
The 30 highest mountains
The 30 highest mountains are all within the Southern AlpsSouthern Alps
The Southern Alps is a mountain range extending along much of the length of New Zealand's South Island, reaching its greatest elevations near the island's western side...
, a chain that forms the backbone of the South Island
South Island
The South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman Sea, to the south and east by the Pacific Ocean...
. Mountain heights and names are as shown on Land Information New Zealand
Land Information New Zealand
Land Information New Zealand is a New Zealand government agency. The current Chief Executive is Colin MacDonald and the current Minister of Land Information is Maurice Williamson.- Nature and scope of functions :...
's Topo50 topographic maps. The high, middle and low peaks of Aoraki/Mount Cook are not listed separately, and unnamed peaks are not listed.
- Aoraki/Mount CookAoraki/Mount CookAoraki / Mount Cook is the highest mountain in New Zealand, reaching .It lies in the Southern Alps, the mountain range which runs the length of the South Island. A popular tourist destination, it is also a favourite challenge for mountain climbers...
- 3754 metres (12,316.3 ft) - Mount TasmanMount TasmanMount Tasman is New Zealand's second highest mountain, rising to a height of 3497 metres. It is located in the Southern Alps of the South Island, four kilometres to the north of its larger neighbour, Aoraki/Mount Cook...
- 3497 metres (11,473.1 ft) - Mount DampierMount DampierMount Dampier is New Zealand's third highest mountain, rising to 3,440 m . It is located in the Southern Alps, between Mount Hicks and Aoraki/Mount Cook. It is often traversed by climbers on route to the North ridge of Mount Cook....
- 3440 metres (11,286.1 ft) - Mount VancouverMount Vancouver, New ZealandMount Vancouver is a peak on the ridge running north from Aoraki/Mount Cook. It is New Zealand's fourth highest mountain, rising to 3,309 meters . It is located in the Southern Alps....
- 3309 metres (10,856.3 ft) - SilberhornMount SilberhornMount Silberhorn is the fifth highest mountain in New Zealand, rising to 3,303 m . It is located in the Southern Alps, along one of the ridges leading to Mount Tasman....
- 3300 metres (10,826.8 ft) - Malte BrunMalte Brun (mountain)Malte Brun is the highest peak in the Malte Brun Range, which lies between the Tasman and Murchison Glaciers within New Zealand's Southern Alps. According to Land Information New Zealand, it rises to a height of , although other sources give heights ranging from 3155–3199 m...
- 3198 metres (10,492.1 ft) - Mount HicksMount HicksMount Hicks is a ridgelike mountain with two peaks, about 12 nautical miles southwest of Husky Dome in the Prince Charles Mountains. Plotted from ANARE air photos taken in 1960. Named for Dr. K.E. Hicks, medical officer at Wilkes Station in 1963 and 1965....
- 3198 metres (10,492.1 ft) - Mount LendenfeldMount LendenfeldMount Lendenfeld, the sixth highest peak in New Zealand, is located in Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park.This mountain, located near Aoraki/Mount Cook, is normally climbed from the New Zealand Alpine Club hut on the Fox Glacier. The normal route is a relatively easy ascent in good conditions....
- 3194 metres (10,479 ft) - Mount Graham - 3184 metres (10,446.2 ft)
- Torres Peak - 3160 metres (10,367.5 ft)
- Mount Sefton - 3151 metres (10,337.9 ft)
- Mount Teichelmann - 3144 metres (10,315 ft)
- Mount Haast - 3114 metres (10,216.5 ft)
- Mount Elie de Beaumont - 3109 metres (10,200.1 ft)
- La Perouse - 3078 metres (10,098.4 ft)
- Douglas Peak - 3077 metres (10,095.1 ft)
- Mount Haidinger - 3070 metres (10,072.2 ft)
- Magellan - 3049 metres (10,003.3 ft)
- Malaspina - 3042 metres (9,980.3 ft)
- The Minarets - 3040 metres (9,973.8 ft)
- Mount Aspiring/Tititea - 3033 metres (9,950.8 ft)
- Mount Hamilton - 3025 metres (9,924.5 ft)
- Mount Dixon - 3004 metres (9,855.6 ft)
- Glacier Peak - 3002 metres (9,849.1 ft)
- Mount Chudleigh - 2966 metres (9,731 ft)
- Haeckel Peak - 2965 metres (9,727.7 ft)
- Drake - 2960 metres (9,711.3 ft)
- Mount Darwin - 2952 metres (9,685 ft)
- Aiguilles Rouges - 2950 metres (9,678.5 ft)
- Mount De La Beche - 2950 metres (9,678.5 ft)
Over 2,000 metres
- Tapuae-o-UenukuMount TapuaenukuTapuae-o-Uenuku, formerly Mount Tapuaenuku, is the highest peak in the northeast of New Zealand's South Island. The name translates from Māori as "footprint of the rainbow", though is usually regarded as being named after Chief Tapuaenuku....
- 2,884 m (9,462 ft) - in the Inland Kaikoura Range (highest peak outside the Southern AlpsSouthern AlpsThe Southern Alps is a mountain range extending along much of the length of New Zealand's South Island, reaching its greatest elevations near the island's western side...
) - Mount Alarm - 2,877 m (9,439 ft) - in the Inland Kaikoura Range
- Hochstetter Dome - 2,822 m (9,259 ft)
- Mount EarnslawMount EarnslawMount Earnslaw, also known by its Māori name of Pikirakatahi, is a 2819 m mountain in New Zealand's South Island. It is named after Earnslaw village in the parish of...
- 2,819 m (9,249 ft) - Mount RuapehuMount RuapehuMount Ruapehu, or just Ruapehu, is an active stratovolcano at the southern end of the Taupo Volcanic Zone in New Zealand. It is 23 kilometres northeast of Ohakune and 40 kilometres southwest of the southern shore of Lake Taupo, within Tongariro National Park...
- 2,797 m (9,176 ft) (highest peak in the North IslandNorth IslandThe North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the much less populous South Island by Cook Strait. The island is in area, making it the world's 14th-largest island...
) - Mount TutokoMount TutokoMount Tutoko is the highest peak in Fiordland National Park, in southwest New Zealand. It lies between the Hollyford Valley and Milford Sound, 15 kilometres due north of the Homer Tunnel, and rises to a height of 2756 m...
- 2,723 m (8,934 ft) - Nuns Veil - 2,749 m (9,019 ft)
- Mount HopkinsMount Hopkins, New ZealandMount Hopkins is located in the Southern Alps of New Zealand's South Island. It lies 25 kilometres to the southwest of Aoraki/Mount Cook, and rises to 2682 metres. Several rivers have their sources on or close to the slopes of Mount Hopkins, notably the Landsborough River to the west, the Dobson...
- 2,682 m (8,799 ft) - ManakauManakau (mountain)Manakau is a mountain peak in the Marlborough region of New Zealand's South Island. At 2608 metres, it is the highest peak of the Seaward Kaikoura Range-References:* New Zealand Topographic Map 1:50000 series sheet BT27 - Kaikoura...
- 2,608 m (8,556 ft) - Mount Taranaki or Mount EgmontMount TaranakiMount Taranaki, or Mount Egmont, is an active but quiescent stratovolcano in the Taranaki region on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island. Although the mountain is more commonly referred to as Taranaki, it has two official names under the alternative names policy of the New Zealand...
- 2,518 m (8,260 ft) - Mount MurchisonMount Murchison (Canterbury)Mount Murchison is a mountain in the Southern Alps in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand. It is the highest point of the Shaler Range, which runs approximately north-south to the east of the Wilberforce River....
- 2,408m - Mount Strauchon - 2,391m
- Double ConeThe Remarkables, New ZealandThe Remarkables are a mountain range and skifield in Otago, South Island of New Zealand. Located on the southeastern shore of Lake Wakatipu, the range lives up to its name by rising sharply to create an impressive backdrop for the waters...
- 2,319 m (7,608 ft) - Fanklyn - 2,340 m (7,677 ft)
- Travers - 2,338 m (7,671 ft)
- Mount Taylor - 2,333 m (7,653 ft)
- Ben NevisThe Remarkables, New ZealandThe Remarkables are a mountain range and skifield in Otago, South Island of New Zealand. Located on the southeastern shore of Lake Wakatipu, the range lives up to its name by rising sharply to create an impressive backdrop for the waters...
- 2,330 m (7,644 ft) - Mount Aurum - 2,320 m (7,611 ft)
- Mount NgauruhoeMount NgauruhoeMount Ngauruhoe is an active stratovolcano or composite cone in New Zealand, made from layers of lava and tephra. It is the youngest vent in the Tongariro volcanic complex on the Central Plateau of the North Island, and first erupted about 2,500 years ago...
- 2,291 m (7,516 ft) - Hopeless - 2,278 m (7,474 ft)
- Mount RollestonMount RollestonMount Rolleston is a prominent peak in Arthur's Pass National Park in the South Island of New Zealand. It was named by the surveyor Arthur Dudley Dobson in 1864, who observed the peak while searching for a route through the Southern Alps to the West Coast gold fields...
- 2,275 m (7,464 ft) - Faerie Queen - 2,237 m (7,339 ft)
- Paske - 2,232 m (7,323 ft)
- Mount AdamsMount Adams, New ZealandMount Adams is a mountain in the West Coast region of New Zealand's South Island. The summit is roughly 19 km south of Harihari and reaches in height....
- 2,208m (7,244 ft) - Mount HuttMount Hutt, New ZealandMount Hutt rises to the west of the Canterbury Plains in the South Island of New Zealand, above the braided upper reaches of the Rakaia River, and 80 kilometres west of Christchurch...
- 2,190 m (7,185 ft) - Mount Olympus - 2,097 m
- Mount Dobson - 2,095 m
- Mount MusgraveMount MusgraveMount Musgrave is a mountain located in western Newfoundland, near the southern side of the Humber River valley at Steady Brook, approximately east of Corner Brook...
- 2,085 m (6,841 ft)
1,000 to 2,000 metres
- Mount TongariroMount TongariroMount Tongariro is a volcanic complex in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located 20 kilometres to the southwest of Lake Taupo, and is the northernmost of the three active volcanoes that dominate the landscape of the central North Island....
- 1,978 m (6,490 ft) - Mount OllivierMount OllivierMount Ollivier is a mountain in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand. It is a peak in the Sealy Range, about west of Mount Cook Village. The peak is named after mountaineer Arthur Ollivier, who died in 1897....
- 1933 m (6,341.9 ft) - Benmore PeakBenmore PeakBenmore Peak is the highest point of the Benmore Range, an island range located in the southern half of the Mackenzie Basin, South Island, New Zealand....
(Benmore RangeBenmore PeakBenmore Peak is the highest point of the Benmore Range, an island range located in the southern half of the Mackenzie Basin, South Island, New Zealand....
) - 1,932 m (6,338 ft) (site of Benmore Peak Observatory) - Mount CardronaMount CardronaMount Cardrona in Central Otago, New Zealand, is the home of the Cardrona Ski Field. This is one of the most popular family orientated ski fields in New Zealand. Mount Cardrona is located in the Crown Range between Wanaka and Queenstown. The often photographed and historic Cardrona Hotel is located...
- 1,900 m (6,234 ft) - Mount OwenMount Owen, New ZealandMount Owen is in the Tasman district of the South Island of New Zealand. It stands at 1875 metres above sea level and is part of the Marino Mountains....
- 1,875 m (6,152 ft) - Sutherlands PeakBenmore PeakBenmore Peak is the highest point of the Benmore Range, an island range located in the southern half of the Mackenzie Basin, South Island, New Zealand....
(Benmore RangeBenmore PeakBenmore Peak is the highest point of the Benmore Range, an island range located in the southern half of the Mackenzie Basin, South Island, New Zealand....
) - 1,846 m (6,054 ft) - Totara PeakBenmore PeakBenmore Peak is the highest point of the Benmore Range, an island range located in the southern half of the Mackenzie Basin, South Island, New Zealand....
(Benmore RangeBenmore PeakBenmore Peak is the highest point of the Benmore Range, an island range located in the southern half of the Mackenzie Basin, South Island, New Zealand....
) - 1,822 m (5,977 ft) - Mount Arthur - 1,795 m (5,887 ft)
- Mount Hikurangi, GisborneMount Hikurangi, GisborneMount Hikurangi is a 1754 metre peak in the northeastern corner of New Zealand's North Island, southwest of East Cape...
- 1,754 m (5,755 ft) (highest peak in the North Island, excluding volcanoes) - Ben LomondBen Lomond, New ZealandBen Lomond is a mountain located close to Queenstown, New Zealand. The summit lies approximately 4 km northwest of the town centre, and reaches a height of 1,748 m ....
- 1,751 m (5,747 ft) - Mount Peel - 1,743 m (5,720 ft)
- Mount Mangaweka - 1,730 m (5,676 ft)
- Mount Kaweka (Kaweka J) - 1,724 m (5,659 ft)
- Brown PeakBrown PeakAccording to the USGS GNIS, there are 7 mountains in the United States named Brown Peak:Brown Peak can also refer to Brown Peak in Antarctica....
, Sturge IslandSturge IslandSturge Island is one of the three main islands in the uninhabited Balleny Islands group located in the Southern Ocean. It lies southeast of Buckle Island and northeast of Belousov Point on the Antarctic mainland...
(subantarctic island) - 1,705 m (5,594 ft) or 1524 m (5,000 ft) - Mitre PeakMitre Peak (New Zealand)Mitre Peak is an iconic mountain in the South Island of New Zealand. It is one of the most photographed peaks in the country.The distinctive shape of the peak in southern New Zealand gives the mountain its name, after the mitre headwear of Christian bishops. It was named by a survey crew from the...
- 1,692 m (5,551 ft) - Roys Peak - 1,578 m (5,177 ft)
- The MitreMitre, New ZealandMitre is the highest mountain of the Tararua Range, situated in the lower North Island of New Zealand. It has a total height of .The mountain was named after its double peak that resembles a bishop's mitre.-References:...
(Tararua RangeTararua RangeThe Tararua Range is one of several mountain ranges in the North Island of New Zealand which form a ridge running parallel with the east coast of the island between East Cape and Wellington....
) - 1,571 m (5,151 ft) - Mount HectorMount Hector, New ZealandMount Hector is the highest mountain of the southern Tararua Range, situated in the lower North Island of New Zealand. It has a height of .The mountain is named after James Hector a leading scientist in New Zealand during the 19th century.-References:...
(Tararua RangeTararua RangeThe Tararua Range is one of several mountain ranges in the North Island of New Zealand which form a ridge running parallel with the east coast of the island between East Cape and Wellington....
) - 1,529 m (5,016 ft) - HauhungatahiHauhungatahiHauhungatahi is an eroded volcano at the southern end of the Taupo Volcanic Zone in New Zealand, located about WNW of Mount Ruapehu. Although relatively little-known, at Hauhungatahi is one of the highest volcanoes in New Zealand, exceeded in elevation by only Ruapehu, Taranaki/Egmont , and the...
- 1,521 m (4,990 ft) - Mount LyndonMount LyndonMount Lyndon is a mountain in the Southern Alps of the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It has a height of 1,489m and is located to the west of Lake Lyndon....
- 1,489 m (4,885 ft) - The CairnBenmore PeakBenmore Peak is the highest point of the Benmore Range, an island range located in the southern half of the Mackenzie Basin, South Island, New Zealand....
(Benmore RangeBenmore PeakBenmore Peak is the highest point of the Benmore Range, an island range located in the southern half of the Mackenzie Basin, South Island, New Zealand....
) - 1,464 m (4,801 ft) - Summit Peak - 1,450 m (4,756 ft) (highest point of the Rock and Pillar RangeRock and Pillar RangeThe Rock and Pillar Range of high hills is located in the Maniototo, an area of inland Otago, New Zealand. They are surrounded by the Taieri River, which has its source in the range, flowing out across the scroll plain at Paerau, before almost doubling back on itself at Waipiata and flowing back...
) - Young IslandYoung IslandYoung Island is the northernmost and westernmost of the three main islands in the uninhabited Balleny Islands group located in the Southern Ocean...
(subantarctic island) - 1,340 m (4,396 ft) - The BuscotBenmore PeakBenmore Peak is the highest point of the Benmore Range, an island range located in the southern half of the Mackenzie Basin, South Island, New Zealand....
(Benmore RangeBenmore PeakBenmore Peak is the highest point of the Benmore Range, an island range located in the southern half of the Mackenzie Basin, South Island, New Zealand....
) - 1,245 m (4,084 ft) - Buckle IslandBuckle IslandBuckle Island is one of the three main islands in the uninhabited Balleny Islands group located in the Southern Ocean. It lies northwest of Sturge Island and southeast of Young Island, some north-northeast of Belousov Point on the Antarctic mainland....
(subantarctic island) - 1,239 m (4,065 ft) - Mount NobleMount NobleMount Noble is a mountain, 1,165 m, standing at the north side of Roald Glacier 2 nautical miles west of Gibbon Bay, in the east portion of Coronation Island in the South Orkney Islands. Presumably first sighted by Captain Nathaniel Palmer and Captain George Powell in 1821. The peak was named by...
- 1,220 m (4,003 ft) - Mount Pureora - 1,175 m (3,855 ft)
- Mount TaraweraMount TaraweraMount Tarawera is the volcano responsible for New Zealand's largest historic eruption. Located 24 kilometres southeast of Rotorua in the North Island, it consists of a series of rhyolitic lava domes that were fissured down the middle by an explosive basaltic eruption in 1886, which killed over...
- 1,111 m (3,645 ft) - Mount TauharaMount TauharaMount Tauhara is a dormant stratovolcano, reaching 3,569 feet above sea level, situated within the Taupō caldera towards the centre of the Taupō Volcanic Zone, which stretches from White Island in the north, to Mount Ruapehu in the south, to Mount Taranaki in the west....
- 1,088 m (3,570 ft) - Mount John - 1,031 m (3,382 ft) (site of Mount John University ObservatoryMount John University ObservatoryMount John University Observatory , is New Zealand's premier astronomical research observatory. It is situated at ASL atop Mount John at the northern end of the Mackenzie Basin in the South Island, and was established in 1965...
)
Under 1,000 metres
- Mount Ross - 983 m (3,225 ft) (highest point in the Aorangi RangeAorangi RangeThe Aorangi Range in south eastern Wairarapa is the southernmost mountain range in the North Island and extends more than 20 kilometres north from Cape Palliser...
) - Mount AnglemMount Anglem, New ZealandMount Anglem is the highest point on New Zealand's Stewart Island/Rakiura. It is located northwest of Oban, New Zealand, close to the island's north coast, and rises to an elevation of above sea level....
- 979 m (3,212 ft) (highest peak on Stewart Island/RakiuraStewart Island/RakiuraStewart Island/Rakiura is the third-largest island of New Zealand. It lies south of the South Island, across Foveaux Strait. Its permanent population is slightly over 400 people, most of whom live in the settlement of Oban.- History and naming :...
) - Mount PirongiaMount PirongiaMount Pirongia is an extinct volcano located in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It rises to 959 metres and is the highest peak in the Waikato region. It was active in the late Pliocene and early Pleistocene times...
- 959 m (3,146 ft) - Mount Te Aroha - 952 m (3,123 ft) (highest point in the Kaimai Range)
- Mount MatthewsMount MatthewsMount Matthews is the highest peak in the Rimutaka Ranges to the east of Wellington Harbour and the Wellington Region in general. Mt Matthews reaches a height of 940 metres and although not special on that account, it has significance in regard to its distinctive aspect as seen from Wellington the...
- 940 m (3,084 ft) (highest peak in Rimutaka RangeRimutaka RangeThe Rimutaka Range is one of several mountain ranges in the North Island of New Zealand which form a ridge running parallel with the east coast of the island between East Cape and Wellington.The ridge is at its most pronounced in the southern part of the island, where it consists of the Ruahine,...
) - Mount Herbert (Te Ahu Patiki) - 920m (3,018 ft) (highest point on Banks PeninsulaBanks PeninsulaBanks Peninsula is a peninsula of volcanic origin on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It has an area of approximately and encompasses two large harbours and many smaller bays and coves...
) - Wharite Peak - 920 m (3,018 ft)
- MaungatuaMaungatuaOften incorrectly called The Maungatuas or The Maungatua Range, Maungatua is a prominent ridge which dominates the skyline of the Taieri Plains in Otago, New Zealand...
- 900 m (2,953 ft) - MoehauMoehau RangeThe Moehau Range is the northernmost range on the Coromandel Peninsula, extending from the settlement of Colville northwards to the tip of the peninsula. Mt Moehau is the highest point of the range, at 892m above sea level.-Physical Geography:...
- 892 m (2,927 ft) (highest point on the Coromandel PeninsulaCoromandel PeninsulaThe Coromandel Peninsula lies in the North Island of New Zealand. It is part of the Waikato Region and Thames-Coromandel District and extends 85 kilometres north from the western end of the Bay of Plenty, forming a natural barrier to protect the Hauraki Gulf and the Firth of Thames in the west...
) - Mount EdgecumbeMount Edgecumbe, New ZealandPutauaki, also known as Mount Edgecumbe, is a dacite volcanic cone in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand. Located 50 km east of Rotorua and three kilometres east of Kawerau, it is the easternmost vent of the Okataina volcanic centre, within the Taupo Volcanic Zone...
- 820 m (2,690 ft) - Maungatautari - 797 m (2,615 ft) (site of the Maungatautari Restoration ProjectMaungatautari Restoration ProjectThe Maungatautari Restoration Project is the largest ecological restoration project in New Zealand, located near Cambridge in the Waikato region in the central North Island of New Zealand....
) - Te Raupua - 781 m (2,526 ft) (highest point in NorthlandNorthlandNorthland may refer to:Places:* Northland , an electoral district in New Zealand* Northland, Wellington, a suburb of Wellington, New Zealand...
) - Tutamoe - 770 m (2,562 ft) (second highest point in NorthlandNorthlandNorthland may refer to:Places:* Northland , an electoral district in New Zealand* Northland, Wellington, a suburb of Wellington, New Zealand...
) - Takaka HillTakaka HillTakaka Hill is a range of hills located in the northwest of the South Island of New Zealand. Made of marble which has weathered into many strange forms and with numerous sink holes, it is typical karst country....
- 760 m (2,493 ft) - Mount Ngongotaha - 757 m (2,484 ft)
- Mount Karioi - 756 m (2,480 ft) (overlooks Raglan)
- Little Barrier Island - 722 m (2,370 ft)
- Mount PyeMount Pye, New ZealandMount Pye is a rugged hill in the southeast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is the highest point in the area known as the Catlins, rising to 720 m . It is located 40 km southeast of Gore, and forms part of the border between the Otago and Southland regions. The headwaters of many...
- 720 m (2,361 ft) (highest point in The CatlinsThe CatlinsThe Catlins comprises an area in the southeastern corner of the South Island of New Zealand. The area lies between Balclutha and Invercargill, straddling the boundary between the Otago and Southland regions...
) - Mount McKerrowMount McKerrowMount McKerrow is a prominent mountain on the east side of Starshot Glacier, standing 5 nautical miles north of Thompson Mountain in Surveyors Range. Discovered by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition and named for James McKerrow, a former Surveyor General of New Zealand....
- 706 m (2,316 ft) - Mount DickMount DickMount Dick is a 705 metre peak on Adams Island, the second-largest of New Zealand's Auckland Island chain. It is the highest point in the Auckland Islands. Mount Dick is on the rim of an extinct volcano, the crater of which now forms Carnley Harbour, which separates Adams Island from the larger...
(highest point in the Auckland IslandsAuckland IslandsThe Auckland Islands are an archipelago of the New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands and include Auckland Island, Adams Island, Enderby Island, Disappointment Island, Ewing Island, Rose Island, Dundas Island and Green Island, with a combined area of...
, on Adams IslandAdams Island, New ZealandAdams Island is part of Auckland Islands archipelago. The southern end of Auckland Island broadens to a width of where a narrow channel, known as Carnley Harbour or the Adams Straits, separates it from the roughly triangular Adams Island , which is even more mountainous, reaching a height of at...
) - 705 m (2,313 ft) - Kohukohunui (highest point in the Hunua RangesHunua RangesThe Hunua Ranges form a block of hilly country to the southeast of Auckland in New Zealand's North Island. They cover some 250 square kilometres , containing 178 km² of parkland, and rise to 688 metres at Kohukohunui...
) - 688 m (2,255 ft) - Mount CargillMount CargillMount Cargill is a 680 metre high volcanic outcrop which dominates the skyline of northern Dunedin, New Zealand. It is situated some 15 kilometres north of the city centre....
- 680 m (2,231 ft) - FlagstaffFlagstaff, OtagoFlagstaff is a prominent hill overlooking the northwest of the city of Dunedin, in New Zealand's South Island. Together with Mount Cargill, which lies to its northeast, it dominates the skyline of the city...
(Dunedin) - 666 m (2,186 ft) - Mount Hikurangi, NorthlandMount Hikurangi, NorthlandAlthough not as prominent as its eastern namesake, Northland's Mount Hikurangi is also of note. At 625 metres, this peak overlooks central Northland and is a prominent peak on the skyline at the Bay of Islands, the site of the first permanent European settlement in New Zealand.There is also a...
- 625 m (2,051 ft) - Mount HobsonMount Hobson, Great Barrier IslandMount Hobson is the highest mountain on Great Barrier Island, New Zealand. Located in the centre of the island, it rises above sea level....
(highest point on Great Barrier IslandGreat Barrier IslandGreat Barrier Island is a large island of New Zealand, situated to the north-east of central Auckland in the outer Hauraki Gulf. With an area of it is the fourth-largest island of New Zealand's main chain of islands, with its highest point, Mount Hobson, rising...
) - 621 m (2,038 ft) - Hokonui HillsHokonui HillsThe Hokonui Hills, also known as The Hokonui Mountains or simply The Hokonui, are a range of hills in northern Southland, New Zealand. They rise to 600 metres above the surrounding Southland Plains, of which the hills mark a northern extremity....
- 600 m (1,969 ft) - Mount HoneyMount HoneyMount Honey is the highest point on Campbell Island, one of New Zealand's subantarctic outlying islands. It is located to the south of Perseverance Harbour, a long lateral fissure which reaches the ocean in the island's southeast, and rises to a height of 560 metres ....
(Campbell IslandCampbell Island, New ZealandCampbell Island is a remote, subantarctic island of New Zealand and the main island of the Campbell Island group. It covers of the group's , and is surrounded by numerous stacks, rocks and islets like Dent Island, Folly Island , Isle de Jeanette Marie, and Jacquemart Island, the latter being the...
) - 558 m (1,831 ft) - Moumoukai - 516 m (1,693 ft) (highest point in the Kermadec IslandsKermadec IslandsThe Kermadec Islands are a subtropical island arc in the South Pacific Ocean northeast of New Zealand's North Island, and a similar distance southwest of Tonga...
, on Raoul IslandRaoul IslandAnvil-shaped Raoul Island , the largest and northernmost of the main Kermadec Islands, , has been the source of vigorous volcanic activity during the past several thousand years that was dominated by dacitic explosive eruptions.The area of the island, including fringing islets and rocks...
) - Te Toiokawharu (highest point in the Waitakere RangesWaitakere RangesThe Waitakere Ranges are a chain of hills in the Auckland metropolitan area, generally running approximately 25 km from north to south, 25 km west of central Auckland, New Zealand. The maximum elevation within the ranges is 474 m...
) - 474 m (1,555 ft) - Saddle HillSaddle Hill, New ZealandSaddle Hill is a prominent landmark overlooking the northeastern end of the Taieri Plains in Otago, New Zealand. Within the limits of Dunedin city, it is located 18 kilometres to the west of the city centre, between Mosgiel and Green Island, and is clearly visible from many of the city's southern...
- 473 m (1,552 ft) - Colonial Knob Tawa, Wellington - 468 m (1,550 ft)
- Mount KaukauMount KaukauMount Kaukau is in Wellington, New Zealand on the western side of Wellington harbour near Johnsonville and Khandallah. The summit is 445 metres above sea level and is the most visible high point in the Wellington landscape further accentuated by Wellington's main television transmitter tower the...
Wellington - 445 m (1,460 ft) - Mount Charles - 408 m (1,337 ft) (highest point on the Otago PeninsulaOtago PeninsulaThe Otago Peninsula is a long, hilly indented finger of land that forms the easternmost part of Dunedin, New Zealand. Volcanic in origin, it forms one wall of the eroded valley that now forms Otago Harbour. The peninsula lies south-east of Otago Harbour and runs parallel to the mainland for...
) - Te Mata PeakTe Mata PeakTe Mata Peak is a peak south of Hastings rising up to 399m in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. A sealed road leads to the popular lookout at the summit, as well as several trails for hikers and mountain bikers....
- 399 m (1,309 ft) Hawkes Bay region - Signal HillSignal Hill, New ZealandSignal Hill is a prominent landform in the city of Dunedin, New Zealand. It is located close to, and due north of, the head of the Otago Harbour and reaches an elevation of 393 m . The suburbs Ravensbourne, St. Leonards, and Opoho lie on its southern, eastern, and northwestern flanks, respectively...
- 393 m (1,289 ft) - Whakaari/White IslandWhakaari/White IslandWhakaari/White Island is an active andesite stratovolcano, situated from the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand, in the Bay of Plenty. The nearest mainland towns are Whakatane and Tauranga....
- 321 m (1,053 ft) - TaumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahuTaumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahuTaumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu is the Māori name for a hill, high, close to Porangahau, south of Waipukurau in southern Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.The name is often shortened to Taumata...
- 305 m (1,001 ft) - Mangere - 286 m (938 ft) (highest point in the Chatham IslandsChatham IslandsThe Chatham Islands are an archipelago and New Zealand territory in the Pacific Ocean consisting of about ten islands within a radius, the largest of which are Chatham Island and Pitt Island. Their name in the indigenous language, Moriori, means Misty Sun...
, on Mangere IslandMangere IslandMangere Island is part of the Chatham Islands archipelago, located east of New Zealand's South Island and has an area of . The island lies off the west coast of Pitt Island, south-east of the main settlement in the Chathams, Waitangi, on Chatham Island....
) - Rangitoto IslandRangitoto IslandRangitoto Island is a volcanic island in the Hauraki Gulf near Auckland, New Zealand. The 5.5 km wide island is an iconic and widely visible landmark of Auckland with its distinctive symmetrical shield volcano cone rising 260 metres high over the Hauraki Gulf...
- 260 m (853 ft) - Mauao (Mount MaunganuiMount MaunganuiMount Maunganui is a town in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, located on a peninsula to the north of Tauranga. It was independent from Tauranga until the completion of the Tauranga Harbour Bridge in 1988....
) - 230 m (755 ft) - Mount Victoria, WellingtonMount Victoria, WellingtonMount Victoria, locally abbreviated to Mt. Vic, is a prominent hill to the east of the centre of Wellington, New Zealand, and its associated suburb. To the south of it is a spur, Mount Albert, and the two are linked by a ridge....
- 196 m (643 ft) - Mount EdenMount EdenMount Eden is the name of a cinder cone and surrounding suburb in Auckland City, New Zealand, situated five kilometres south of the city centre. The mountain is the highest natural point in the whole of Auckland...
- 196 m (643 ft) - One Tree HillOne Tree Hill, New ZealandOne Tree Hill is a 182 metre volcanic peak located in Auckland, New Zealand. It is an important memorial place for both Māori and other New Zealanders...
- 182 m (597 ft) - Mount WellingtonMount Wellington, Auckland-The volcano:Mount Wellington is a 137 metre volcanic peak located in the Auckland volcanic field of Auckland, New Zealand. It is the youngest onshore volcano of the Auckland volcanic field, having been formed by an eruption around 10,000 years ago...
- 137 m (449 ft) - Mount AlbertMount Albert, New ZealandMount Albert is a volcanic peak and suburban area in the city of Auckland, New Zealand. The suburb was Auckland's second, after Remuera, and was mostly settled by well-off families in the late 1800s and early 1900s...
- 135 m (443 ft) - Mount Roskill - 110 m (361 ft)
- Mangere MountainMangere MountainMangere Mountain is one of the largest volcanic cones in the Auckland Volcanic Field, with a peak 106 metres above sea level, and was the site of a major pā. Many of the pā's earthworks are still very evident. It offers spectacular panoramic views of Auckland.The mountain features two large craters...
- 107 m (351 ft)
External links
- Mountains of New Zealand - an alternative list based on explicit topographical criteria, published by the New Zealand Alpine ClubNew Zealand Alpine ClubThe New Zealand Alpine Club was founded in 1891 and is one of the oldest Alpine Clubs in the world. The NZAC is the national climbing organization in New Zealand and is a member of the Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme. It has about 3000 members who are spread across eleven...