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Magellan

Elevation
3,049 m
#3,883
in the world
#11
in New Zealand

Magellan is a peak in New Zealand, rising to 3,049 m, the 11th highest we list in New Zealand, part of the Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana.

Nearest town
128 km away
Type
Peak
GeoNames feature code PK

Where it is

Magellan

Magellan lies in New Zealand, in West Coast.

Key facts

Elevation
3,049 m (10,003 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Type
Peak
Region
West Coast
Coordinates
-43.568, 170.140

How it ranks

Among peaks in New Zealand
#11of 133
LargestSmallest
In the Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana
#10of 38
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#3,883of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Mount Tasman3,498 m0.8 km
Silberhorn3,303 m0.8 km
Mount Vancouver3,309 m1.8 km
Teichelmann2,762 m1.9 km
Mount Dampier3,440 m2.3 km
Mount Hicks (Saint Davids Dome)3,216 m2.3 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Magellan.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
TimaruNew Zealand29,300128 km
AshburtonNew Zealand21,600133 km
RollestonNew Zealand34,100181 km
RangioraNew Zealand19,300200 km
ChristchurchNew Zealand419,200201 km

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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.