Mount Haidinger

Mount Haidinger
Mount Haidinger on the right, Aoraki / Mount Cook in the middle.
Highest point
Elevation	3,070 m (10,070 ft) [1]
Listing	List of mountains of New Zealand by height
Coordinates	43°33′5″S170°11′59″E / 43.55139°S 170.19972°E / -43.55139; 170.19972
Geography
Mount Haidinger Canterbury, New Zealand

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

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.