Mount Dampier

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height 3440  m
location South Island , New Zealand
Mountains New Zealand Alps
Coordinates 43 ° 35 ′ 0 ″  S , 170 ° 8 ′ 0 ″  E Coordinates: 43 ° 35 ′ 0 ″  S , 170 ° 8 ′ 0 ″  E
Mount Dampier (New Zealand)
Mount Dampier
First ascent March 1912 by Freda du Four and Peter Graham

The Mount Dampier ( Rakiroa in Maori ) is New Zealand's third highest mountain, reaching a height of 3440  m . The mountain is located in the New Zealand Alps between Mount Hicks ( 3216  m ) and Aoraki / Mount Cook , the highest mountain in the country with 3724  m . The mountain is named after the British navigator William Dampier .