Mount Murchison | |
Elevation M: | 2408 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Prominence M: | 1169 |
Map: | New Zealand |
Map Size: | 220 |
Location: | South Island, New Zealand |
Range: | Shaler Range, Southern Alps |
Coordinates: | -43.0039°N 171.3769°W |
Topo: | BV19 – Lake Kaniere, LINZ |
First Ascent: | C.K. Ward and A.E. Talbot 1913.[2] |
Easiest Route: | From the northwest over the White Glacier |
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.