Mount Haast (Buller District)

Mount Haast
Mount Haast
Highest point
Elevation1,587 m (5,207 ft)[1]
Coordinates42°31′3″S 172°08′1″E / 42.51750°S 172.13361°E / -42.51750; 172.13361[1]
Naming
EtymologyJulius von Haast
Geography
Mount Haast is located in New Zealand
Mount Haast
Mount Haast
Location of Mount Haast in New Zealand
LocationBuller District, New Zealand

Mount Haast (1,587 metres or 5,207 feet) is a hill located near Springs Junction, in the Buller District of New Zealand.[1] The hill is prominent when approaching Springs Junction from the south-east on State Highway 7, where the pyramidal shape gives the (wrong) impression of a volcanic cone. The hill was named after the German-born geologist Julius von Haast by James Mackay (1831–1912).[2]

Description

Mount Haast (left of centre) in the 1930s

Mount Haast is located near Rahu Saddle on State Highway 7, between Springs Junction and Reefton. It is accessible via a walking track that starts just off State Highway 7. It is a moderate six-hour return trip from the car park (challenging during winter).[3]

Mount Haast was named by James Mackay. Mackay named two peaks after Haast; the other Mount Haast is a mountain (3,114 metres or 10,217 feet) just off the Main Divide in Westland District.[2][4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Place name detail: Mount Haast". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b Reed, A. W. (2010). Peter Dowling (ed.). Place Names of New Zealand. Rosedale, North Shore: Raupo. p. 151. ISBN 9780143204107.
  3. ^ Rajasaari, Tarmo (5 September 2019). "Climbing Mt Haast: A winter adventure on the South Island's wild west coast". Stuff. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Place name detail: Mount Haast". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 5 December 2020.


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