Lendenfeld Peak

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Lendenfeld Peak
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Lendenfeld Peak (second from right), with the Hochstetter Glacier in the foreground
Highest point
Elevation 3,194 m (10,479 ft) [1]
Prominence 101 m (331 ft)
Coordinates 43°33′37″S170°10′10″E / 43.560142°S 170.169453°E / -43.560142; 170.169453
Geography
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Lendenfeld Peak
Location of Lendenfeld Peak in New Zealand
Location South Island, New Zealand
Parent range Southern Alps
Climbing
First ascent February 1907 by Alex Graham and Henry Newton [2]

Lendenfeld Peak (3,194 metres or 10,479 feet), in the past also Mount Lendenfeld, is the eighth highest named summit in New Zealand and in Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park.

The summit is named after the Austrian zoologist and mountaineer Robert J. Lendlmayer von Lendenfeld. It is on the northeast ridge of Mount Tasman, separated from it by the Engineer Col (3093 m). It is normally climbed from the New Zealand Alpine Club hut on the Fox Glacier. The normal route from the Marcel Col (2,987 metres or 9,800 feet) over the east ridge is a relatively easy ascent in good conditions. The best time to climb this mountain is between September and March. [3]

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References

  1. LINZ's 1:50,000 maps at the interactive topographic map of New Zealand
  2. "Lendenfeld Pk". Climb NZ. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  3. "Mount Lendenfeld – Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering". mountain-forecast.com. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
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