Picton
Marlborough Region
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About Picton
Location: Picton is located in the Marlborough region, view on map . Adjacent towns include Elevation , Waikawa , Mount Pleasant , Koromiko , The Grove , Anakiwa .
Nearby Topographic Features: Mount Freeth (hill) - 2.8km, Te Tara-o-Te-Marama / Mount Freeth 🇳🇿 (hill) - 2.8km, Robertson Range (range) - 4.5km, Piripiri 🇳🇿 (hill) - 4.6km, Mount McCormick (hill) - 4.8km, Mount Robertson (hill) - 6.5km, Tokomaru / Mount Robertson 🇳🇿 (hill) - 6.5km, Ōnahau 🇳🇿 (hill) - 8.1km
Cultural & Historical Heritage:
The Picton area is rich in cultural and historical significance.
Mount Freeth (hill) 2.8km away
A hill at 625 m approximately 3 km southwest of Picton. Feature shown on: NZMS260 P27 Edition 2 1995; NZTopo50-BQ28 816278.
'Marlborough, 2 km from Picton. Probably named after the early settler family of this name. Maori name: Kotara-o temarama, lit. kotara: peak; o: of; te: the; marama: moon.' Source: Reed, A.W. & Peter
Te Tara-o-Te-Marama / Mount Freeth 🇳🇿 (hill) 2.8km away
A hill at 625 m approximately 3 km southwest of Picton. Feature shown on: NZMS260 P27 Edition 2 1995; NZTopo50-BQ28 816278.
Te Atiawa and Ngati Tama note that this was the maunga used for the whanau in the area. Ko Tara o te Marama – meaning ‘it is the peak of the moon’ (‘tara’ as in Taranaki). Rangitane note that Insull’s
Robertson Range (range) 4.5km away
Main mountain range to east of Picton
Named after Captain Robertson who was an early whaler and produced one of the first charts of Port Underwood and Cloudy Bay area. Mount Robertson and Robertson Point were also named after Captain Robe
Piripiri 🇳🇿 (hill) 4.6km away
Feature shown on: NZMS260 P27 Edition 2 1995; NZTopo50-BQ29 882260
Mount McCormick (hill) 4.8km away
Feature shown on: NZMS260 P27 Edition 2 1995; NZTopo50-BQ29 890278
See Piripiri.
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