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Record SL-700456 · Wikidata Q4285548

Mount Cargill

Kapukataumahaka
No list classifications
Elevation
676 m
2,218 ft
Prominence
310 m
Isolation
5.8 km
Coordinates
45.8131° S, 170.5552° E
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Mount Cargill
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Description

Wikipedia

Mount Cargill, known in Māori as Kapukataumahaka, is a volcanic outcrop which dominates the skyline of northern Dunedin, New Zealand. The peak is named for Captain William Cargill, an early leader of the Province of Otago. Māori legend tells of the mountain showing the profile of a prominent warrior, and indeed from Dunedin Buttar's Peak and Mount Cargill between them do form the outline of a reclining figure, with the nearby Buttar's Peak being the head and Mount Cargill the body. Panoramic views of Dunedin and its surrounding area are visible from the summit, making it a popular, if difficult to access, site. A single rough road ascends to the peak, and several popular walking tracks also ascend the slopes. Mount Cargill is topped by a telecommunications station and mast, the Mount Cargill Transmitting Station. The mast is Dunedin's tallest man-made structure.

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Buttars Peak 617 m E 82° 0.5 km
Mount Holmes 575 m NE 64° 1.1 km
Martins Hill 338 m SE 152° 2.3 km
Mount Cutten 530 m NE 54° 3.0 km
Wetherston Hill 396 m N 19° 3.3 km
McGregors Hill 318 m S 163° 3.4 km