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Falling Mountain

Type
Mountain
Altitude
1901m
Part of
Main Divide

So named after the magnitude 7.1 Arthur’s Pass earthquake on 9 March 1929, which caused the total collapse of the mountain’s 900-metre high northwest side.

Lat/lon
POINT (171.68742657 -42.89951534)
Topo50
BV21 928 495
Accessed from
Edwards River
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Routes

Reference Title Grade Length Pro Quality Operations
 South West Ridge, 1 1
0

Start from the head of the Edwards Valley near Taruahuna Pass. Other routes
may be taken from near Taruahuna Pass and Tarn Col on the Otehake side of the
mountain. Beware of major rockfall problems across the entire northwest face.

  • P1
  • Alpine (Technical) 1
Comments
UUID
 
3fe53404-3b93-45d3-bb48-931f33184bd1