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| Mount Sparrman | |
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.png)  Mount SparrmanLocation in New Zealand
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| Interactive map of Mount Sparrman | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 969 m (3,179 ft) |
| Prominence | 128 m (420 ft) |
| Coordinates | 45°48′11″S 166°38′17″E / 45.80306°S 166.63806°E / -45.80306; 166.63806 |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Anders Sparrman |
| Geography | |
| Location | South Island |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Southland |
| Protected area | Fiordland National Park Te Wahipounamu |
| Topo map | NZMS260 B44 |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1773 |
Mount Sparrman is a 969-metre-elevation (3,179-foot) hill in Fiordland, New Zealand. The hill is notable as the first peak in New Zealand climbed by Europeans; this happened in 1773 as part of the second voyage of James Cook.
Description
Mount Sparrman is a hill south of Cook Channel, which is part of Tamatea / Dusky Sound. This peak is located in Fiordland National Park and Te Wahipounamu. Precipitation runoff from the hill drains north-west to Tamatea / Dusky Sound and south-east to a lake that eventually flows into Taiari / Chalky Inlet via Lumaluma Creek. The Mount Sparrman–South Peak is an informal name for a nearby hill at an elevation of 1,026 metres (3,366 ft). Topographic prominence is 128 metres (420 ft).
The hill is notable as the first peak in New Zealand climbed by Europeans – it was scaled in 1773 by a party of four who belonged to the second voyage of James Cook. It is assumed that the ascent was made to view the surrounding land. For many years, it had been believed that the first significant European climb of a New Zealand mountain was John Bidwill's ascent of Mount Ngauruhoe in 1839, but the degree of difficulty between Mount Sparrman and Mount Ngauruhoe is similar.
The mountain's toponym honours Anders Sparrman (1748–1820), who was a scientist on the Resolution of Cook's second voyage.
References
- ^ "Place name detail: Mount Sparrman". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
- ^ "Mount Sparrman". PeakVisor. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
- "Mount Sparrman–South Peak, New Zealand". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
- Wilson, John (1 February 2017). "Mountaineering – Beginnings". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 19 January 2025.