Peak · New Zealand

Somnus

Elevation

1,949 m

#9,274

in the world

#78

in New Zealand

1,038 m

prominence

Somnus is a peak in New Zealand, rising to 1,949 m, the 78th highest in New Zealand.

Elevation

1,949 m

Approximate elevation, from a digital elevation model

Prominence

1,038 m

Height above its key col

Isolation

13 km

To the nearest higher ground

World rank

#9,274

of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Somnus lies in New Zealand, in Otago.

Key facts

Elevation

1,949 m

Approximate elevation, from a digital elevation model

Prominence

1,038 m

Isolation

13 km

Type

Peak

Region

Otago

Coordinates

-44.667, 168.217

How it ranks

Among peaks in New Zealand

#78of 133

LargestSmallest

Among all listed peaks

#9,274of 14,627

LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Peak	Elevation	Distance
Mount Chaos	1,995 m	7.3 km
Poseidon Peak	2,208 m	9.9 km
Mount Madeline	1,876 m	14 km
West Peak	2,820 m	15 km
Mount Earnslaw	2,819 m	16 km
Mount Earnslaw/Pikirakatahi	2,830 m	16 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Somnus.

City	Country	Population	Distance
Invercargill	New Zealand	58,000	193 km
Dunedin	New Zealand	132,800	224 km
Timaru	New Zealand	29,300	243 km
Ashburton	New Zealand	21,600	293 km
Rolleston	New Zealand	34,100	354 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.