Hunter Mountains

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| name = Hunter Mountains

| other_name ={{lang|mi|Tuturau}}

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| photo_caption = The Hunter Mountains from Frasers Beach Lake Manapouri, Mount Moturau is on the far left and Cone Peak is on the far right

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| highest = Unnamed peak

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| elevation_m = 1,804

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| etymology = Named by James McKerrow in honour of John Hunter

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| location = Southwestern South Island

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The Hunter Mountains of Fiordland, New Zealand, were named by surveyor James McKerrow after the famous anatomist John Hunter.{{cite book |last = Reed |first = A. W. |author-link = Alexander Wyclif Reed |title = Place Names of New Zealand |year = 2010 |publisher = Raupo |location = Rosedale, North Shore |isbn = 9780143204107 |editor = Peter Dowling |page = 176}} The Hunter Mountain Range covers an area between The South Arm and Hope Arm of Lake Manapouri south to the Green Lake.

The Hunters contains several impressive peaks, {{convert|1495|m}} Cone Peak, {{convert|1497|m}} Mount Moturau, {{convert|1639|m}} Mount Crescent, {{convert|1645|m}} Mt Burns, {{convert|1695|m}} Eldrig Peak, the Highest Named Point is {{convert|1749|m}} Mt Flat, the highest point is an {{convert|1804|m}} unnamed peak at the head of the Garnoch Burn. Mount Moturau is accessible Via the Bicycle spur track from Hope Arm and Mt Burns is very accessible Via the Borland Saddle Road, built through Fiordland National Park in the 1960s for the construction of the power pylons and power pines for the Manapouri Hydroelectric Power Station, and is open to the public throughout the summer months.