13 Highest Nth Island Mountains

[ledge]

Ahhh...., I've found the old FMC mag from May / March 1996.
There's a detailed list of the 13 highest hills in the N. I. Including all sub-peaks, + their respective heights.
(These hills are all over 1700m.)
(success on these summits is always dependent on weather & snow conditions.)

I've ascended 8 highest mntn summits in tramping boots during early Autumn (Jan to March), so they can be classified as possible peaks to be bagged. (From Tahurangi on Ruapehu to Iron Peg in the Ruahines at a lowly 1703m.)

This could be a new mini-list on peakbagging.co.ms
Anyone to 2nd this motion?

[nz_aj]

What is their list?
I found these on the net, the 2nd below doesn't include Tongariro, neither has 13 above 1700m.

http://www.peakbagger.com/range.aspx?rid=730
Mt Ruapehu 2797m   
Mt Taranaki 2518m   
Mt Ngauruhoe 2287m   
Mt Tongariro 1967m   
Hikurangi 1752m   
Mangaweka 1733m   
Makorako 1727m   
Kaweka 1724m   
Mitre 1529m   
Kapua 1469m

http://alpineclub.org.nz/documents/publications/The%20Mountains%20of%20NZ%20Jan%2006.pdf
T20   Tahurangi   2797
P20   Mt Taranaki   2518
T19   Mt Ngauruhoe   2287
Y15   Hikurangi                1752
U22   Mangaweka   1731
U19   Makorako                1726
U20   Kaweka                1724
T20   1718                1718
T20   Karikaringa   1694
U22   Te Atuaoparapara   1687
Y15   Whanokao   1618
U19   Waingakia   1617
U20   Whakamarumaru   1609
T19   Umukarikari   1591
U20   Tawake Tohunga   1577
S25   Mitre                1571
U22   Tunupo                1568
U22   Rongotea                1568
S26    Mt Hector   1529
S20   Hauhungatahi   1521
U19   Ngapuketurua   1510
U20   Te Pukeohikarua South   1506
U20   Te Pukeohikarua    1506
T20   1480                1480
Y16   1478                1478
Y15   Puketauhinu   1475
U20   Te Ruatakaikare   1471
Y15   Kapua                1466
S25   Mt Crawford   1462
U20   Manson                1448
Y16   Arowhana   1439
U19   Maungaorangi   1436
U21   1435                1435
Y15   1426                1426
Y15   Raukumara   1413
P20   Pouakai                1400

[ledge]

After 8 Highest Hills (see my article in latest issue of Intrepid MagZine)
The next two highest are in Kaimanawa Ranges south of Waipakihi River. Need access okay thru army area, I think.
Also included was Mt Hikirangi, a couple of hrs along ridge from top of Mangaweka, Ruahines.

[vinodrinker]

5 down (all within the last 12 months), 3 to go 

[GuanoGerbil]

After 8 Highest Hills (see my article in latest issue of Intrepid MagZine)
The next two highest are in Kaimanawa Ranges south of Waipakihi River. Need access okay thru army area, I think.
Also included was Mt Hikirangi, a couple of hrs along ridge from top of Mangaweka, Ruahines.

I just KNEW there was a reason we had to throw in Hikurangi as well that day, Vino 

[vinodrinker]

yeah i doubt the ruahines hikurangi gets anywhere near the definition of seperate peak under the alpine club conditions...i think they ask for a 300 metre drop between peaks to count. we woulda dropped only 100m from mangaweka?

its a huge can of worms this one!! however i like my top 10 list. get much past that and you have to tackle whanokao...ouch!

[GuanoGerbil]

Yeah, I think the "top 10" is a nice round number to stop at