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Mt Williams

Type
Altitude
2300m
Part of

Mt Williams is the highest peak in the Rolleston Range and higher than any on the Divide in this area – its distinctive twin summits are clearly recognisable from the Arrowsmith Range and other points to the south.
Mt Williams may have been first climbed in the 1880s by Arthur Dobson, when he was supervising the construction of a road over Mathias Pass. The earliest recorded ascent was by Nowell Syme in 1949 and the second ascent occurred about one year later, but after that the peak was pretty much left alone until 2003, when it was rediscovered by Christchurch climber Philip Tree. Subsequently the peak has seen an increase in popularity, although these days it is most often attempted from the Wilberforce side.

Lat/lon
POINT (171.187248 -43.122224)
Topo50
BW19 525 240
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Routes

Reference Title Grade Length Pro Quality Operations
Original Route
0
From Moa Stream 2
0
North East Ridge 2+
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No Moa Zebras 13,3
0
Comments
Attribution
Yvonne Cook and Geoff Spearpoint,
in association with the Canterbury Mountaineering Club
UUID
 
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