Mount Dampier
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Mount Dampier is New Zealand
's third highest mountain, rising to 3,440 m (11,286 ft). 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.
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...
's third highest mountain, rising to 3,440 m (11,286 ft). It is located in the Southern Alps
Southern 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...
, between Mount Hicks
Mount Hicks
Mount 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....
and Aoraki/Mount Cook
Aoraki/Mount Cook
Aoraki / 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...
. It is often traversed by climbers on route to the North ridge of Mount Cook.