Mount Hector (New Zealand)
| Mount Hector (Pukemoumou) | |
|---|---|
Mt Hector in the winter | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,529 m (5,016 ft) |
| Coordinates | 40°57′S 175°17′E / 40.950°S 175.283°E |
| Geography | |
| Parent range | Tararua Range |
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Mount Hector is one of the highest peaks in the Tararua Range, situated in the lower North Island of New Zealand. It has a height of 1,529 metres (5,016 ft).
The peak is named after James Hector, a prominent scientist in New Zealand during the 19th century.
Mt Hector is the site of a memorial cross commemorating trampers killed in the Second World War.