Mount Nimrod (officially Mount Nimrod/Kaumira since 2010[4]) is a hill in the Hunters Hills area of Canterbury, New Zealand.
| Mount Nimrod | |
|---|---|
| Mount Nimrod/Kaumira | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,525 m (5,003 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 44°26′10″S 170°48′07″E / 44.436°S 170.802°E[1] |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Probably Nimrod, the biblical king and hunter[2] |
| Native name | Kaumira (Māori) |
| Defining authority | New Zealand Geographic Board |
| Geography | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Canterbury |
| Range coordinates | 44°25′08″S 170°45′14″E / 44.419°S 170.754°E[3] |
| Parent range | Hunter Hills |
Naming
editThe 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
editThe 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
editHunting
editThe western slopes of the mountain are situated in public conservation land with hunting permits being required.[5]: 5 [9]
Mount Nimrod Reserve
editOn the mountains north eastern slopes is the Mount Nimrod 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
References
edit- ^ a b "NZGB Gazetteer - Mount Nimrod/Kaumira". gazetteer.linz.govt.nz. LINZ. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "NZGB Gazetteer - Mount Nimrod". gazetteer.linz.govt.nz. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "NZGB Gazetteer - Hunters Hills". gazetteer.linz.govt.nz. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ "Dual place names set to be approved for Canterbury". RNZ. 26 August 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d "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.
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ "Mount Nimrod Reserve hunting". www.doc.govt.nz. Retrieved 21 November 2021.