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Mount Adams

Elevation
2,023 m
#8,902
in the world
#69
in New Zealand
754 m
prominence

Mount Adams is a mountain in New Zealand, rising to 2,023 m, the 69th highest we list in New Zealand, part of the Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana.

Nearest town
121 km away
Type
Mountain
GeoNames feature code MT

Where it is

Mount Adams

Mount Adams lies in New Zealand, in West Coast.

Key facts

Elevation
2,023 m (6,637 ft)
Approximate elevation, from a digital elevation model
Prominence
754 m
Type
Mountain
Region
West Coast
Coordinates
-43.267, 170.517

How it ranks

Among peaks in New Zealand
#69of 133
LargestSmallest
In the Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana
#30of 38
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#8,902of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Mount Adams2,208 m0.9 km
Mount Wolseley1,877 m19 km
Mount Loughnan2,238 m19 km
Mount Moffat2,032 m23 km
Mount D'Archiac2,754 m23 km
Malcolm Peak2,351 m25 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Mount Adams.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
AshburtonNew Zealand21,600121 km
TimaruNew Zealand29,300139 km
RollestonNew Zealand34,100155 km
RangioraNew Zealand19,300168 km
ChristchurchNew Zealand419,200174 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.