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.Mount Pembroke, New Zealand Gazetteer, Retrieved 20 December 2024. The first ascent of the summit was made in 1913 by Jack Lippe, Bill Grave, and Arthur Talbot.New Zealand Alpine Journal, Volume 45, New Zealand Alpine Club, 1992, p. 24.
Climbing Climbing routes on Mount Pembroke:Mt Pembroke, New Zealand Alpine Club, Climbnz.org, Retrieved 20 December 2024.
Lippe Couloir – Bill Grave, Arthur Talbot, Jack Lippe – (1913) East Ridge – Brian Wilkins, Graham Ellis, Davison, Sherwood – (1956) Dale Point Ridge – Jack Ede, Brian Fineran, Colin Benton, Ron Chapman – (1961) South Face – Ray Slater, Murray Bolt – (1974) Thurso Creek – Jack Murrell, Bev Noble – (1978) North Ridge – Grant Dixon, Ian Brown – (2016)
Climate Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Pembroke is located in a marine west coast climate zone.Te Anau Climate (New Zealand), climate-data.org, Retrieved 19 December 2024. Prevailing westerly winds blow moist air from the Tasman Sea onto the mountain, where the air is forced upward by the mountains (orographic lift), causing moisture to drop in the form of rain and snow. This climate supports the Pembroke Glacier on the south slope. This glacier is the remnant of the ancient ice sheet that carved Milford Sound.Jennifer Briggs, New Zealand's Fiordland, Cruising World, May 1986, p. 80. The months of December through February offer the most favourable weather for viewing or climbing this peak.The Best Time to Visit the South Island, nzpocketguide.com, Retrieved 19 December 2024.
See also List of mountains of New Zealand by height Fiordland
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Mount Pembroke: weather Mount Pembroke: New Zealand Alpine Club