Mount Haidinger

Mount Haidinger
Mount Haidinger on the right, Aoraki / Mount Cook in the middle.
Highest point
Elevation3,070 m (10,070 ft)[1]
ListingList of mountains of New Zealand by height
Coordinates43°33′5″S 170°11′59″E / 43.55139°S 170.19972°E / -43.55139; 170.19972
Geography

Mount Haidinger is a mountain of the Southern Alps, located in Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park. It has a double peak, with the northern peak being nine meters lower than the southern peak.[2]

In 1895, Edward Arthur FitzGerald, Matthias Zurbriggen and Jack Clark recorded the summit success of the southern tip.[3] The first ascent of the northern tip was accomplished in the same year by Tom Fyfe and Malcolm Ross.[4] Mount Haidinger is more suited for climbing in the Southern Hemisphere summer between September and March.[5]

Julius von Haast named the mountain after the Austrian geologist Wilhelm von Haidinger.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Mount Haidinger, New Zealand". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
  2. ^ Gavin Harriss. "Topographic map of Mount Haidinger". {NZ Topo Map. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
  3. ^ 1895 ascents of FitzGerald and Zurbriggen. Vol. IX. Dunedin: New Zealand Alpine Club. June 1941. p. 159. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  4. ^ Peter Graham (June 1953). In Memoriam Thomas Camperdown Fyfe. Vol. XV. Christchurch: New Zealand Alpine Club. p. 285. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
  5. ^ "Mount Haidinger". Mountain Forecast. Retrieved 2013-07-19.
  6. ^ C. Hilgendorf (June 1942). Place Names of Mt. Cook District. Vol. IX. Dunedin: New Zealand Alpine Club. pp. 101–118. Retrieved 2021-10-20.