▁after ▁Sir ▁Robert ▁Pe el , ▁the ▁British ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁who ▁had ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 0 , ▁the ▁year ▁that ▁Can ter bury ▁was ▁founded . ▁The ▁mountain ▁and ▁the ▁nearby ▁community ▁of ▁Pe el ▁Forest ▁also ▁took ▁Pe el ' s ▁name . ▁ ▁Access ▁ ▁M t ▁Pe el ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁Pe el ▁Forest ▁contain ▁many ▁well ▁maintained ▁and ▁popular ▁walking ▁tracks . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁small , ▁less ▁well ▁maintained ▁track , ▁heading ▁from ▁Little ▁M t ▁Pe el ▁to ▁Middle ▁M t ▁Pe el ▁and ▁then ▁to ▁M t ▁Pe el . ▁There ▁are ▁several ▁different ▁tracks ▁c ater ing ▁to ▁different ▁clim bing ▁ab ilities , ▁r anging ▁from ▁short ▁ 3 0 ▁minute ▁wal ks , ▁to ▁full ▁day / overn ight ▁tr amps . ▁ ▁Just ▁below ▁the ▁sum mit ▁of ▁Little ▁M t ▁Pe el / H uate k erek ere ▁is ▁the ▁small ▁Tr istr am ▁Har per ▁Memorial ▁h ut . ▁Complete ▁with ▁rain ▁water ▁storage , ▁two ▁b eds ▁and ▁long ▁drop . ▁A ▁trig ▁station ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁Little ▁M t ▁Pe el , ▁while ▁a ▁cell ▁tower ▁and ▁communication ▁h ut ▁are ▁found ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁M t ▁Pe el . ▁ ▁Flora ▁and ▁fa una ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁lots ▁of ▁unique ▁fl ora ▁and ▁fa una ▁in ▁Pe el ▁Forest . ▁The ▁three ▁largest ▁trees ▁in ▁Pe el ▁Forest ▁belong ▁to ▁the ▁family ▁Pod oc ar pace