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
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Highest point
Elevation1,525 m (5,003 ft)[1]
Coordinates44°26′10″S 170°48′07″E / 44.436°S 170.802°E / -44.436; 170.802[1]
Naming
EtymologyProbably Nimrod, the biblical king and hunter[2]
Native nameKaumira (Māori)
Defining authorityNew Zealand Geographic Board
Geography
CountryNew Zealand
RegionCanterbury
Range coordinates44°25′08″S 170°45′14″E / 44.419°S 170.754°E / -44.419; 170.754[3]
Parent rangeHunter Hills

Naming

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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

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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

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Hunting

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

Mount Nimrod Reserve

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On 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

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  1. ^ a b "NZGB Gazetteer - Mount Nimrod/Kaumira". gazetteer.linz.govt.nz. LINZ. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ 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.
  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.