Mount Castor

Mount Castor
Mount Pollux centred on skyline with Mount Castor to immediate right
Highest point
Elevation2,518 m (8,261 ft)
Prominence303 m (994 ft)
Isolation1.5 km (0.93 mi)
ListingNew Zealand #66
Coordinates44°13′16″S 168°53′02″E / 44.221107°S 168.883832°E / -44.221107; 168.883832
Naming
EtymologyCastor
Native nameHinemakawe (Māori)
Geography
Mount Castor
Location in New Zealand
Interactive map of Mount Castor
LocationSouth Island
CountryNew Zealand
RegionWest Coast / Otago
Protected areaMount Aspiring National Park
Parent rangeSouthern Alps
Topo map(s)NZMS260 F38
Topo50 BZ11
Climbing
First ascentMarch 1937

Mount Castor is a 2,518-metre-elevation (8,261-foot) mountain in New Zealand.