Manakau (mountain)

Manakau
Manakau
Location in New Zealand
Highest point
Elevation 2,608 m (8,556 ft) [1]
Prominence 1,798 m (5,899 ft) [1]
Listing Ultra
New Zealand #42
Coordinates 42°13′30″S 173°37′06″E / 42.22500°S 173.61833°E / -42.22500; 173.61833Coordinates: 42°13′30″S 173°37′06″E / 42.22500°S 173.61833°E / -42.22500; 173.61833 [1]
Geography
Location Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Parent range Seaward Kaikoura Range

Manakau is a mountain peak in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island.[2] At 2,608 metres, it is the highest peak of the Seaward Kaikoura Range.[3]

Five routes to the summit have been described,[4] including the popular one from Barratts Bivvy.[5]

Water from the mountain feeds the Clarence, Hapuku and Kowhai Rivers.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Australia, New Zealand, Oceania Ultra-Prominence Page" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-10-26.
  2. ↑ "Place name detail: Manakau". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  3. ↑ 1:50,000 map
  4. ↑ "Manakau". climbnz.org.nz. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  5. ↑ "Mt Fyffe and the Seaward Kaikoura Range: Ka Whata Tu o Rakihouia Conservation Park, Marlborough region". www.doc.govt.nz. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
  6. ↑ "Manakau, New Zealand" on Peakbagger
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