Mount Nimrod

Mount Nimrod (officially Mount Nimrod/Kaumira since 2010[3]) is a hill in the Hunters Hills area of Canterbury, New Zealand. It is situated within the Mount Nimrod Reserve.[4]

Mount Nimrod
Mount Nimrod/Kaumira
Highest point
Elevation1,525 m (5,003 ft)[1]
Naming
EtymologyProbably Nimrod, the biblical king and hunter[2]
Native nameKaumira (Māori)
Defining authorityNew Zealand Geographic Board
Geography
CountryNew Zealand
RegionCanterbury

References

  1. "NZGB Gazetteer - Mount Nimrod/Kaumira". gazetteer.linz.govt.nz. LINZ. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  2. "NZGB Gazetteer - Mount Nimrod". gazetteer.linz.govt.nz. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  3. "Dual place names set to be approved for Canterbury". RNZ. 26 August 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  4. "Mount Nimrod Reserve hunting". www.doc.govt.nz. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
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