Mount Franklin (Tasman)

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Mount Franklin
Highest point
Elevation2,340 m (7,680 ft)[1]
Coordinates42°3′5″S 172°41′15″E / 42.05139°S 172.68750°E / -42.05139; 172.68750Coordinates: 42°3′5″S 172°41′15″E / 42.05139°S 172.68750°E / -42.05139; 172.68750
Geography
LocationTasman District, New Zealand

Mount Franklin is a peak in the Nelson Lakes National Park in the Tasman Region of New Zealand. It is the northernmost – and highest – of New Zealand's four Mounts Franklin, located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of Lake Rotoroa. It is the highest peak in the Tasman Region, just two metres higher than the nearby .

Mount Franklin is part of the Franklin Ridge, the northern extremity of the . The ridge separates the valleys of the east and west branches of the Sabine River.[1]

The mountain was named by Sir Julius von Haast while he was provincial geologist of Canterbury. It is named in honour of Rear-Admiral Sir John Franklin, the British Arctic Explorer and former Governor of Tasmania.[2][3]

Notes[]

Some sources give the elevation as 2,327 metres (7,635 ft)[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b New Zealand 1:50000 Topographic Map Series sheet BS24 – Mount Robert
  2. ^ a b Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979
  3. ^ Reed, A. W. (2010). Peter Dowling (ed.). Place Names of New Zealand. Rosedale, North Shore: Raupo. p. 130. ISBN 9780143204107.


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