Mount Hopkins (New Zealand)

Mount Hopkins
Mount Hopkins Location in the South Island, New Zealand
Highest point
Elevation	2,678 m (8,786 ft) [1]
Prominence	507 m (1,663 ft) [1]
Listing	New Zealand #25
Coordinates	43°47′27″S 169°57′48″E / 43.79083°S 169.96333°E / -43.79083; 169.96333Coordinates: 43°47′27″S 169°57′48″E / 43.79083°S 169.96333°E / -43.79083; 169.96333 [1]
Geography
Location	South Island, New Zealand
Parent range	Southern Alps
Climbing
First ascent	Samuel Turner, Peter Graham and Frank Milne, March 1914[2]
Easiest route	From Faith Col over the East Ridge[2]

Mount Hopkins is located in the Southern Alps of New Zealand's South Island. It lies 25 kilometres (16 mi) to the southwest of Aoraki / Mount Cook, and rises to 2,678 metres (8,786 ft). Several rivers have their sources on or close to the slopes of Mount Hopkins, notably the Landsborough River to the west, the Dobson River to the east, and Hopkins River to the south. At Mount Hopkins, the traditional boundaries of the former Otago, Westland, and Canterbury Provinces meet, these boundaries survive today as provincial districts, and only serve for the purposes of determining anniversary days. However, the modern day boundaries of the Otago region, the West Coast region and the Canterbury region meet further south at Mt Strauchon, which is also on the Main Divide.

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