| Mount Nimrod | |
| Other Name: | Mount Nimrod/Kaumira |
| Elevation M: | 1525 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Coordinates: | -44.436°N 170.802°W |
| Etymology: | Probably Nimrod, the biblical king and hunter[2] |
| Authority: | New Zealand Geographic Board |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Region: | Canterbury |
| Range Coordinates: | -44.419°N 170.754°W |
| Range Coordinates Ref: | [3] |
| Range: | Hunter Hills |
Mount Nimrod (officially Mount Nimrod/Kaumira since 2010[4]) is a hill in the Hunters Hills area of Canterbury, New Zealand.
The English name first appears on a map in 1863 but the reason for it being used is unknown. Nimrod was a biblical hunter which has led to speculation. The Hunters Hills are named as they were a significant hunting area for the local Māori at the time of European settlement. Known in the Māori language as Te Tari a Te Kaumira meaning "the long range of Te Kaumira" who perished there in a snowstorm, hence the Māori name for Mount Nimrod.[5]
The uplifted Hunter Hills are built on greywacke basement with overlaying sediments including coal deposits.[6] The uplift is related to the predominantly reverse Hunter Hills fault.[7] The fault zone is not particularly active and has been mapped for, with a slip rate of less than /year, an average displacement at events between that occur more than 10,000 years apart.[8]
The western slopes of the mountain are situated in public conservation land with hunting permits being required.[9]
On the mountains north eastern slopes is the Mount Nimrod Reserve northwest of the White Rock River. This is a haven for bird life and contains a waterfall. Access from the reserve to the hunting conservation areas on the far side of the mountain is not possible as the land in between is in private hands.