Mount Hamilton (New Zealand)

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Elevation3,025 m (9,925 ft)[1][2]
Prominence345 m (1,132 ft)[2]
Coordinates43°33′17″S 170°19′46″E / 43.55472°S 170.32944°E / -43.55472; 170.32944[1][2]
Mount Hamilton
Mount Hamilton centred
(Malte Brun to right)
Highest point
Elevation3,025 m (9,925 ft)[1][2]
Prominence345 m (1,132 ft)[2]
ListingNew Zealand #10
Coordinates43°33′17″S 170°19′46″E / 43.55472°S 170.32944°E / -43.55472; 170.32944[1][2]
Geography
Mount Hamilton is located in New Zealand
Mount Hamilton
Mount Hamilton
Location in New Zealand
LocationSouth Island, New Zealand
Parent rangeSouthern Alps

Mount Hamilton is a 3,025 metres (9,925 ft) mountain of the Southern Alps, located in the South Island of New Zealand.

Mount Hamilton rises within the Malte Brun Range just a few kilometers northeast of the eponymous 3,199 m (10,495 ft) high Malte Brun. Apart from this, it is the only three-thousander in the range. The mountain is glaciated, for example the Wheeler Glacier lies on its southeast flank.[1]

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