Mount Hector (New Zealand)

Mount Hector is one of the highest peaks in the Tararua Range,^[1] situated in the lower North Island of New Zealand. It has a height of 1,529 metres (5,016 ft).

Mount Hector (Pukemoumou)
Mt Hector in the winter
Highest point
Elevation	1,529 m (5,016 ft)
Coordinates	40°57′S 175°17′E
Geography
Mount Hector (Pukemoumou) North Island, New Zealand Show map of North Island Mount Hector (Pukemoumou) Mount Hector (Pukemoumou) (New Zealand) Show map of New Zealand
Parent range	Tararua Range

The peak is named after James Hector, a prominent scientist in New Zealand during the 19th century.^[2]

Mt Hector is the site of a memorial cross commemorating trampers killed in the Second World War.^[3]