Mount Alfred / Ari | |
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![]() Mount Alfred / Ari centre right (dark foreground pyramid) as viewed from the Jetty at Glenorchy | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,375 m (4,511 ft) [1] |
Parent peak | Mount Earnslaw / Pikirakatahi |
Coordinates | 44°45′27″S 168°21′40″E / 44.7576°S 168.3612°E |
Naming | |
Etymology | Alfred H. Duncan [2] |
Native name | Ari ( Māori) |
English translation | "visible" |
Defining authority | New Zealand Geographic Board |
Geography | |
Country | New Zealand |
Region | Otago |
District | Queenstown-Lakes |
Mount Alfred (officially Mount Alfred / Ari) is a hill in Otago, New Zealand, that was formed by glaciers during the last ice age. [3] It is the prominent hill due north from Glenorchy located between the Dart River / Te Awa Whakatipu and Rees River located in the Queenstown-Lakes District. [4]
It was featured in a 2016 Tourism New Zealand video, in which film producer James Cameron visited the location. [5]
Mount Alfred / Ari | |
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![]() Mount Alfred / Ari centre right (dark foreground pyramid) as viewed from the Jetty at Glenorchy | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,375 m (4,511 ft) [1] |
Parent peak | Mount Earnslaw / Pikirakatahi |
Coordinates | 44°45′27″S 168°21′40″E / 44.7576°S 168.3612°E |
Naming | |
Etymology | Alfred H. Duncan [2] |
Native name | Ari ( Māori) |
English translation | "visible" |
Defining authority | New Zealand Geographic Board |
Geography | |
Country | New Zealand |
Region | Otago |
District | Queenstown-Lakes |
Mount Alfred (officially Mount Alfred / Ari) is a hill in Otago, New Zealand, that was formed by glaciers during the last ice age. [3] It is the prominent hill due north from Glenorchy located between the Dart River / Te Awa Whakatipu and Rees River located in the Queenstown-Lakes District. [4]
It was featured in a 2016 Tourism New Zealand video, in which film producer James Cameron visited the location. [5]