Mount Murchison (Canterbury)

Mount Murchison
Mount Murchison
Location in the South Island, New Zealand
Highest point
Elevation 2,408 m (7,900 ft)[1]
Prominence 1,169 m (3,835 ft)[1]
Listing New Zealand #101
Coordinates 43°00′14″S 171°22′37″E / 43.00389°S 171.37694°E / -43.00389; 171.37694Coordinates: 43°00′14″S 171°22′37″E / 43.00389°S 171.37694°E / -43.00389; 171.37694[1]
Geography
Location South Island, New Zealand
Parent range Shaler Range, Southern Alps
Topo map BV19 – Lake Kaniere, LINZ
Climbing
First ascent C.K. Ward and A.E. Talbot 1913. [2]
Easiest route From the northwest over the White Glacier [2]

Mount Murchison is a mountain in the Southern Alps in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand. It is the highest point of the Shaler Range, which runs approximately north-south to the east of the Wilberforce River.[3] A col to the east of the peak separates two glaciers, the Kahutea Glacier to the south and the White Glacier to the Northeast.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Linz Topo50 map
  2. 1 2 Mount Murchison at ClimbNZ.org
  3. New Zealand 1:50000 Topographic Map Series sheet BV19 – Lake Kaniere


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