McClure Peak
McClure Peak is a mountain in New Zealand.
Description
McClure Peak is located on the crest or Main Divide of the Southern Alps, with the summit set on the boundary shared by the Canterbury and West Coast Regions of the South Island. It is situated west of the city of Christchurch on the northeastern boundary of Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains east to the Havelock River via St Winifred Stream, southwest into the headwaters of the Godley River, and northwest to the Perth River via Bettison Stream. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises above Bettison Stream in approximately two kilometres, and above St Winifred Glacier in one kilometre. The nearest higher neighbour is Mount D'Archiac, 4.6 km to the southwest. The first ascent of the summit was made in February 1925 by Jack Lippe and Will Kennedy.Etymology
The mountain was originally named Mount Tyndall by Julius von Haast, but this toponym was transferred to another peak. The present name honours Gordon Hurrell Morland McClure, a local surveyor who worked in this area during the late 1880s.Climbing
Climbing routes with the first ascents:- South Ridge via Terra Nova Pass – Will Kennedy, Jack Lippe –
- West Face – Jack Pattle, Allan Cookson, Charles Buchanan, Neville Barker –
- North Ridge – Eric de Lacey, Russell Pearce, G.W. Watson –