Mount Moturau

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Mt Moturau

| photo = Mount Moturau.jpg

| photo_caption = Mount Moturau, Lake Manapouri

| elevation_m = 1,497

| elevation_ref =

| prominence_m = 215

| prominence_ref =

| location = South Island, New Zealand

| coordinates = {{coord|45|35|0.4|S|167|28|26|E|region:NZ_type:mountain_scale:1000000|display=inline}}

| topo = 260-C44

| first_ascent = J Calder

| easiest_route = Bicycle Spur Trail

}}

Mount Moturau is a mountain at height 1,497 m, rising southwest of the Hope Arm of Lake Manapouri and clearly visible from Manapouri township. Note: Topographic map C44, Hunter Mountains, GR 2080950E 5497500N. Not named on official mapping pre-10 May 2001.

History

The name Moturau was originally the Maori name for the summer village of what is now known as Manapouri. It is also the name of a tourist vessel on Lake Manapouri as well as a hut on the Kepler Track and was said to be an older name for Lake Manapouri itself.

References

New Zealand Geographic Board Database
Herries Beattie: the Maoris and Fiordland page 58

Category:Mountains of Fiordland

Category:Fiordland National Park