Mt Eliot

(2 routes)

Southern Alps Ka Tiritiri O Te Moana

Type: 
Mountain
Altitude: 
2059m
Lat/Lon: 
-43.038697960000, 171.235036720000
NZMS260: 
J34 662 950
Topo50: 
BV19 562 334
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South West Ridge
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Traverse the Divide from Mungo Pass.
Rod Hewitt, G C T Burns, February 1934
North Ridge 1+
0
Mt Eliot and Pt 2021 metres can be climbed from the basin immediately to their east. The central section of the creek draining this basin is gorged and can be passed only after an exposed scramble on loose rock on the true right. If avalanche debris fills the valley, travel is straightforward. Alternative access is possible via the next creek north, draining the basin south-east of Pt 1949 metres. This is a steep, moraine-filled creek with one small moraine step before reaching basins at the head. To reach Mt Eliot, cross the ridge south of this basin on snow and ice, and then aim for the gully between Mt Eliot and Pt 2021 metres. The summits are a simple scramble from here.
Attribution: 
Yvonne Cook and Geoff Spearpoint, in association with the Canterbury Mountaineering Club
UUID: 
7636231a-10b7-41de-91cc-302f587e1fd6