Mount Haast (Buller District)

Mount Haast (1,587 metres or 5,207 feet) is a hill located near Springs Junction, in the Buller District of New Zealand.

[1] The hill is prominent when approaching Springs Junction from the south-east on State Highway 7, where the pyramidal shape gives the (wrong) impression of a volcanic cone.

The hill was named after the German-born geologist Julius von Haast by James Mackay (1831–1912).

[2] Mount Haast is located near Rahu Saddle on State Highway 7, between Springs Junction and Reefton.

It is a moderate six-hour return trip from the car park (challenging during winter).

Mount Haast (left of centre) in the 1930s