Mount Alfred (Otago)

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Mount Alfred / Ari
Looking towards the Dart River from Glenorchy jetty. - panoramio.jpg
Mount Alfred / Ari centre left as viewed from the Jetty at Glenorchy
Highest point
Elevation 1,375 m (4,511 ft) [1]
Prominence 984 m (3,228 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Parent peak Mount Earnslaw / Pikirakatahi
Isolation 5.42 km (3.37 mi)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Coordinates 44°45′27″S168°21′40″E / 44.7576°S 168.3612°E / -44.7576; 168.3612 Coordinates: 44°45′27″S168°21′40″E / 44.7576°S 168.3612°E / -44.7576; 168.3612
Naming
Etymology Alfred H. Duncan [2]
Native nameAri  (Māori)
English translation"visible"
Defining authority New Zealand Geographic Board
Geography
CountryNew 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]

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References

  1. "NZGB Gazetteer – Mount Alfred / Ari". gazetteer.linz.govt.nz. LINZ. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  2. "NZGB Gazetteer – Mount Alfred". gazetteer.linz.govt.nz. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  3. Edge, Kristin. "Glenorchy: Encounters in the wilderness". NZ Herald. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  4. "Mount Alfred/Ari". New Zealand Gazetteer. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  5. "James Cameron stars in Tourism New Zealand video". Newshub. Retrieved 21 November 2021.