The Kilmog, occasionally called
Kilmog Hill and known in
Maori as
Kirimoko, is a hilly area approximately 20 kilometres north of
Dunedin,
New Zealand, on
State Highway 1, to the north of
Blueskin Bay and south of Karitane. Technically more a series of hills than a single hill, it lies between the south branch of the
Waikouaiti River and the
Pacific Ocean, and reaches its highest point at the 431 m (1436 ft) Hammond Hill, close to the farming community of Merton. A second peak, Porteous Hill, lies at the southern end of the Kilmog, rising to 395 m (1317 ft).