Mount Dixon (Mid Canterbury)
Mount Dixon is the 23rd highest peak in New Zealand, rising to a height of. It is located in the Southern Alps of the South Island, within Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park, and only a short distance from its more illustrious neighbour Aoraki / Mount Cook. The mountain is a popular peak for climbers, and is used as a practice run for ascents of Cook.
Mount Dixon was named by Noel Brodrick for the mountaineer, Marmaduke John Dixon.
NOTE: The mountain should not be confused with Mount Dixon, a lower peak of the same name close to the valley of the Hurunui River in North Canterbury, to the north east.
