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Oceania / New Zealand / Southland / Mount Tūtoko
Record SL-700991 · Wikidata Q8527426

Mount Tūtoko

Ultra
Elevation
2,723 m
8,934 ft
Prominence
2,191 m
Isolation
30.4 km
Coordinates
44.5946° S, 168.0125° E
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Mount Tūtoko
Mount TūtokoWikimedia Commons

Description

Wikipedia

Mount Tūtoko is the highest peak in Fiordland National Park, in southwest New Zealand. It lies between the Hollyford Valley and Milford Sound, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) due north of the Homer Tunnel at the northern end of the Darran Mountains. The glacier-covered mountain rises to a height of 2,723 metres (8,934 ft) and is visible from the Hollyford Track. Two slightly lower summits lie just to the south of the main peak. The first ascent of Tūtoko was by Samuel Turner and Peter Graham in 1924, climbing by way of the northwest ridge. The mountain was named by James Hector, who visited the area in 1863, after Tūtoko, a Māori chief (rangatira) living at Martins Bay, close to the mouth of the Hollyford River, at the time. The name of the mountain was officially gazetted as Mount Tūtoko on 21 June 2019.

First ascent

Date
1924
Turner and Graham
Source · wikipedia

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Mount Madeline 2,536 m SE 129° 3.4 km
Parariki Peak 2,134 m N 338° 3.7 km
Paranui Peak 2,163 m NW 314° 3.7 km
Mount Syme 2,188 m SE 157° 3.9 km
Halfway Peak 1,928 m N 351° 4.0 km
Mount Milne 2,135 m S 163° 4.1 km