Mount Chudleigh

Mount Chudleigh
Northwest aspect, centred
Highest point
Elevation2,966 m (9,731 ft)[1][2]
Prominence483 m (1,585 ft)[2]
Parent peakMalte Brun[3]
Isolation3.19 km (1.98 mi)[2]
ListingNew Zealand #11
Coordinates43°35′15″S 170°16′42″E / 43.58750°S 170.27833°E / -43.58750; 170.27833[2]
Naming
EtymologyEdward R. Chudleigh
Geography
Mount Chudleigh is located in New Zealand
Mount Chudleigh
Mount Chudleigh
Location in New Zealand
Map
Interactive map of Mount Chudleigh
LocationSouth Island
CountryNew Zealand
RegionCanterbury
Protected areaAoraki / Mount Cook National Park
Parent rangeSouthern Alps
Malte Brun Range[4]
Topo map(s)NZMS260 I36[5]
Topo50 BX16[4]
Climbing
First ascentJanuary 1911
Easiest routeNorthwest Ridge

Mount Chudleigh is a 2,966-metre-elevation (9,731-foot) mountain in New Zealand.

Description

Mount Chudleigh is set in the Malte Brun Range of the Southern Alps and is situated in the Canterbury Region of South Island.[4] This remote peak is located 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) east of Aoraki / Mount Cook in Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Tasman River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,966 metres (6,450 feet) above the Murchison River in 3.4 kilometres and over 1,866 metres (6,122 feet) above the Tasman Glacier in 3.7 kilometres. The nearest higher peak is Malte Brun, three kilometres to the northeast.[2] The first ascent of Chudleigh was made in 1911 by Hugh Chambers, Freda Du Faur, and Jim Murphy.[4] The mountain's toponym was applied by mountaineers Arthur Paul Harper and Guy Mannering after Edward Chudleigh (1841–1920), a sheep farmer in the Rangitata District.[5][6]

Climbing

Climbing routes on Mount Chudleigh:[4]

  • North West Ridge – Hugh Chambers, Freda Du Faur, Jim Murphy – (1911)
  • North Face (descent) – Mike Andrews, Donald Cargo – (1973)
  • North Face – S. Hancock, T. Murray – (1988)

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Chudleigh is located in a marine west coast (Cfb) climate zone, with a subpolar oceanic climate (Cfc) at the summit.[7] Prevailing westerly winds blow moist air from the Tasman Sea onto the mountains, where the air is forced upward by the mountains (orographic lift), causing moisture to drop in the form of rain or snow. This climate supports the Barkley, Onslow, Lecky, Reay, Walpole, and Langdale glaciers on the peak's slopes. The months of December through February offer the most favourable weather for viewing or climbing this peak.[8]

  • South aspect of Malte Brun Range. L→Rː Chudleigh, Aiguilles Rouges, Malte Brun, Hamilton, Haeckel Peak.
    South aspect of Malte Brun Range. L→Rː Chudleigh, Aiguilles Rouges, Malte Brun, Hamilton, Haeckel Peak.
  • West aspect of Mount Chudleigh centred
    West aspect of Mount Chudleigh centred

See also

References

  1. ^ Mount Chudleigh, Canterbury, NZTopoMap, Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Mount Chudleigh, New Zealand". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Mount Chudleigh, Peakvisor.com". Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e Mt Chudleigh, New Zealand Alpine Club, Climbnz.org, Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  5. ^ a b Mount Chudleigh, New Zealand Gazetteer, Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Edward R. Chudleigh". Te Aroha News. Vol. XXXVII, no. 5872. 7 January 1920. p. 3. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  7. ^ Christchurch Climate (New Zealand), climate-data.org, Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  8. ^ The Best Time to Visit the South Island, nzpocketguide.com, Retrieved 21 December 2024.