Mount Nimrod

Mount Nimrod (officially Mount Nimrod/Kaumira since 2010<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>) is a hill in the Hunters Hills area of Canterbury, New Zealand.

Naming

The English name first appears on a map in 1863 but the reason for it being used is unknown.<ref name=NZGn /> Nimrod was a biblical hunter which has led to speculation.<ref name=NZGn /> 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.<ref name=HH>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:Rp

Geology

The uplifted Hunter Hills are built on greywacke basement with overlaying sediments including coal deposits.<ref>Template:Cite journalTemplate:Rp</ref> The uplift is related to the predominantly reverse Hunter Hills fault.<ref>Template:Cite journalTemplate:Rp</ref> The fault zone is not particularly active and has been mapped for Template:Cvt, with a slip rate of less than Template:Cvt/year, an average displacement at events between Template:Cvt that occur more than 10,000 years apart.<ref>Template:Cite journalTemplate:Rp</ref>

Recreation

Hunting

The western slopes of the mountain are situated in public conservation land with hunting permits being required.<ref name=HH />Template:Rp<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Mount Nimrod Scenic Reserve

On the mountains north eastern slopes is the Mount Nimrod Scenic Reserve northwest of the White Rock River. This is a haven for bird life and contains a Template:Cvt waterfall.<ref name=HH />Template:Rp 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.<ref name=HH />Template:Rp

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  Easy part of the Nimrod Track going towards the car park
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  Top of the Nimrod Track looking towards point 650
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  Waterfall on Nimrod Stream