Mount Nimrod

This article is about the mountain in New Zealand. For Mount Nimrod in the Dominion Range, Antarctica, see Dominion Range § Mount Nimrod.

Mount Nimrod
Mount Nimrod/Kaumira
Highest point
Elevation	1,525 m (5,003 ft) [1]
Coordinates	44°26′10″S170°48′07″E / 44.436°S 170.802°E / -44.436; 170.802 [1]
Naming
Etymology	Probably Nimrod, the biblical king and hunter [2]
Native name	Kaumira (Māori)
Defining authority	New Zealand Geographic Board
Geography
13km 8.1miles T h e H u n t e r s H i l l s Mount Shrives Mount Blyth Mount Cecil Mount Studholme Mount Airini Mount Nimrod / Kaumira Te Huruhuru Mount Nessing
Country	New Zealand
Region	Canterbury
Range coordinates	44°25′08″S170°45′14″E / 44.419°S 170.754°E / -44.419; 170.754 [3]
Parent range	Hunter Hills

Mount Nimrod (officially Mount Nimrod/Kaumira since 2010 ^[4] ) is a hill in the Hunters Hills area of Canterbury, New Zealand.

Naming

The English name first appears on a map in 1863 but the reason for it being used is unknown. ^[2] Nimrod was a biblical hunter which has led to speculation. ^[2] The Hunters Hills are named as they were a significant hunting area for the local Māori at the time of European settlement. Known in the Māori language as Te Tari a Te Kaumira meaning "the long range of Te Kaumira" who perished there in a snowstorm, hence the Māori name for Mount Nimrod. ^{[5] : 1}

Geology

The uplifted Hunter Hills are built on greywacke basement with overlaying sediments including coal deposits. ^[6] The uplift is related to the predominantly reverse Hunter Hills fault. ^[7] The fault zone is not particularly active and has been mapped for 62 km (39 mi), with a slip rate of less than 1 mm (0.039 in)/year, an average displacement at events between 3–6 m (9.8–19.7 ft) that occur more than 10,000 years apart. ^[8]

Recreation

Hunting

The western slopes of the mountain are situated in public conservation land with hunting permits being required. ^{[5] : 5  [9]}

Mount Nimrod Scenic Reserve

On the mountains north eastern slopes is the Mount Nimrod Scenic Reserve northwest of the White Rock River. This is a haven for bird life and contains a 15 m (49 ft) waterfall. ^{[5] : 17} Access from the reserve to the hunting conservation areas on the far side of the mountain is not possible as the land in between is in private hands. ^{[5] : 6, 17}

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  Easy part of the Nimrod Track going towards the car park
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  Top of the Nimrod Track looking towards point 650
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  Waterfall on Nimrod Stream

References

1. "NZGB Gazetteer - Mount Nimrod/Kaumira". gazetteer.linz.govt.nz. LINZ. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
2. "NZGB Gazetteer - Mount Nimrod". gazetteer.linz.govt.nz. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
3. "NZGB Gazetteer - Hunters Hills". gazetteer.linz.govt.nz. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
4. "Dual place names set to be approved for Canterbury". RNZ . 26 August 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
5. "The Hunters Hills/Te Tari a Te Kaumira" (PDF). Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Conservation (Te Papa Atawhai). pp. 1–17. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
6. Gair, H.S. (1959). "The Tertiary geology of the Pareora district, South Canterbury". New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 2 (2): 265–296. doi: 10.1080/00288306.1959.10417648 .^: 270–1
7. Langdale, S.; Stern, T.A. (1998). "Late Tertiary deformation in Cannington Basin, South Canterbury, New Zealand: Evidence from seismic and gravity data". New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 41 (3\pages =247–257). doi: 10.1080/00288306.1998.9514808 .^: 247
8. Pettinga, J.R.; Yetton, M.D.; Van Dissen, R.J.; Downes, G. (2001). "Earthquake source identification and characterisation for the Canterbury region, South Island, New Zealand". Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering. 34 (4): 282–371. Retrieved 24 September 2024.^{: 289, 300}
9. "Mount Nimrod Reserve hunting". www.doc.govt.nz. Retrieved 21 November 2021.