Mount Alba
Mount Alba is a mountain in New Zealand.
Description
Mount Alba is set on the crest or Main Divide of the Southern Alps and is situated on the common boundary shared by Otago and West Coast Regions of South Island. This remote peak is located west-southwest of the city of Christchurch and is set in Mount Aspiring National Park. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains east to the Wilkin River via Siberia and Newland streams, whereas the west slope drains into the Te Naihi River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises nearly above Crucible Lake in one kilometre, and over above the Siberia Valley in three kilometres. The nearest higher peak is Mount Castor, 10 km to the southwest.Etymology
The origin of the mountain's name is not documented, but it is recorded as a Latin word which can mean white. Mount Alba could thus be construed as "Mount White" which would be analogous to Mont Blanc of the French Alps. The Māori name for this mountain is "Kahukura" which means multicoloured or rainbow, and in mythology Kāhukura is the atua of rainbows.Climbing
Climbing routes on Mount Alba:- South West Face – First ascent 1939 by J.D. Knowles, A & G Edwards, L & A Divers
- North Face – H.P. Barcham, A.W. Bowden, D.E. Boyd, R.J. Cunninghame –
- South East Face – Phil Penney, Allan Uren –
- East Ridge – FA unknown
Climate