Mount Cavendish is located in the Port Hills, with views over Christchurch, New Zealand and Lyttelton.

[citation needed] Mount Cavendish was first transferred to the Crown for a Scenic Reserve in 1910, by the Morten Brothers.

[1] It is 448 metres (1,470 feet) high and falls within the Mount Cavendish Scenic Reserve, which sits at the top of the Heathcote Valley, close to the northern entrance to the Lyttelton Road Tunnel.

On foot, it can be accessed via the Crater Rim Walkway or the Bridle Path (which connects Heathcote Valley and Lyttelton).

Access is also via the Christchurch Gondola, which has its lower terminal located on Bridle Path Road, in Heathcote Valley.