Mount Pembroke
Mount Pembroke is a mountain in Fiordland, New Zealand.
Description
Mount Pembroke is part of the Darran Mountains and is situated in the Southland Region of South Island. It is set north of Milford Sound within Fiordland National Park which is part of the Te Wahipounamu UNESCO World Heritage Site. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains east into tributaries of the Harrison River, west into headwaters of Thurso River, and north to John o'Groats River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over above the Harrison River in two kilometres, and tidewater of the Tasman Sea is only four kilometres away. The mountain was named in 1851 by John Lort Stokes of the after Pembroke Castle in Wales. The first ascent of the summit was made in 1913 by Jack Lippe, Bill Grave, and Arthur Talbot.Climbing
Climbing routes on Mount Pembroke:- Lippe Couloir – Bill Grave, Arthur Talbot, Jack Lippe –
- East Ridge – Brian Wilkins, Graham Ellis, Davison, Sherwood –
- Dale Point Ridge – Jack Ede, Brian Fineran, Colin Benton, Ron Chapman –
- South Face – Ray Slater, Murray Bolt –
- Thurso Creek – Jack Murrell, Bev Noble –
- North Ridge – Grant Dixon, Ian Brown –
Climate