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Mount Hicks / Saint Davids Dome

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Mount Hicks / Saint Davids Dome
Mount Hicks / Saint Davids Dome. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Mount Hicks (also known as Saint David's Dome) is a mountain in the Southern Alps in Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park on the South Island of New Zealand. The mountain is 3,198 metres (10,492 ft) high. It is above the Hooker Glacier, in the vicinity of Aoraki / Mount Cook.

The mountain was first ascended in 1906. The starting point for ascents is the Empress hut. From the south face of Mount Hicks there are several possible routes, including the Dingle-Button route.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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