| Mount Watkin / Hikaroroa | |
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 Fog shrouding the snow covered Mount Watkin / Hikaroroa | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 616 m (2,021 ft) |
| Coordinates | 45°34′S170°35′E / 45.567°S 170.583°E /-45.567; 170.583 |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Hikaroroa, after a Kāti-Māmoe warrior Watkin, after Reverend James Watkin |
| Native name | Hiikaroroa (Māori) |
| Geography | |
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| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Otago |
| District | Dunedin |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Mount Watkin / Hikaroroa is a 616-metre peak located north-west ofWaikouaiti,Otago, New Zealand. It is on the east side of the North Branch of theWaikouaiti River.[1]
The peak was originally named Hikaroroa, after a Kāti-Māmoe warrior,[2] and was renamed after a pioneer Methodist missionary, ReverendJames Watkin in the 1840s.[3] The name was changed to "Mount Watkin / Hikaroroa" by theNgāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998 No 97.[4]
