Manakau (mountain)

Mountain in New Zealand

For other places with the same name, see Manakau.

Manakau

View from Mt Fyffe towards Manakau

Highest point
Elevation| 2,608 m (8,556 ft)[1]
Prominence| 1,798 m (5,899 ft)[1]
Listing| Ultra
New Zealand #42
Coordinates| 42°13′30″S 173°37′06″E﻿ / ﻿42.22500°S 173.61833°E﻿ / -42.22500; 173.61833[1]
Geography

Manakau

Location in New Zealand

Location| Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Parent range| Seaward Kaikōura Range

Manakau is a mountain peak in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island.[2] At 2,608 metres (8,556 ft), it is the highest peak of the Seaward Kaikōura Range.[3]

Five routes to the summit have been described,[4] including the popular one from Barratts Bivvy[5] (however the bivvy itself was destroyed during 2016 Kaikōura earthquake[6]).

Water from the mountain feeds the Waiau Toa / Clarence, Hapuku and Kowhai Rivers.[7]

## See also

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* List of mountains of New Zealand by height
* List of Ultras of Oceania

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Australia, New Zealand, Oceania Ultra-Prominence Page" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-10-26.
2. ^ "Place name detail: Manakau". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
3. ^ 1:50,000 map
4. ^ "Manakau". climbnz.org.nz. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
5. ^ "Mt Fyffe and the Seaward Kaikoura Range: Ka Whata Tu o Rakihouia Conservation Park, Marlborough region". www.doc.govt.nz. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
6. ^ Walker, Meghan (20 November 2016). "DOC confirms two huts destroyed in quakes". Wilderness Magazine. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
7. ^ "Manakau, New Zealand" on Peakbagger

Aerial view of Manakau

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