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Mount Burns
Summit centred on skyline Aerial view from east-northeast
Highest point
Elevation	2,746 m (9,009 ft)
Prominence	371 m (1,217 ft)
Isolation	7.44 km (4.62 mi)
Listing	New Zealand #22
Coordinates	43°44′43″S 169°59′03″E / 43.74528°S 169.98417°E / -43.74528; 169.98417
Geography
Mount BurnsLocation in New Zealand
Interactive map of Mount Burns
Location	South Island
Country	New Zealand
Region	Canterbury / West Coast
Protected area	Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park
Parent range	Southern Alps
Topo map(s)	NZMS260 H36 Topo50 BY15
Climbing
First ascent	1909
Easiest route	Welchman Glacier Route

Mount Burns is a 2,746-metre-elevation (9,009-foot) mountain in New Zealand.

Description

Mount Burns is located on the crest or Main Divide of the Southern Alps and is situated on the boundary shared by the Canterbury and West Coast Regions of the South Island. This peak is situated nine kilometres (5.6 mi) west of Mount Cook Village and set on the southern boundary of Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains west into the headwaters of the Landsborough River, and east to the Hooker River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,150 metres (3,773 feet) above McKerrow Glacier in 1.5 kilometre. The nearest higher peak is Mount Sefton, eight kilometres to the north-northeast. The mountain's namesake is not documented, however the Poet Glacier on the west slope hints that Robert Burns could be who the mountain is named after.

Climbing

The first ascent of the summit was made in 1909 by Alec and Peter Graham, Bernard Head, Darby Thomson, and Lawrence Earle via the McKerrow Face.

Other climbing routes with the first ascents:

• Welchman Glacier Route – Peter Graham, Samuel Turner – (1914)
• Watchtower (South West) Ridge – H.T. Barcham, Ash Cunningham, A. Witten-Hannah – (1952)
• South Face – Brian Weedon, Richard Schmidt – (1980)
• North West Ridge – Rob Frost, Kieran Parsons – (2013)

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Burns is located in a marine west coast (Cfb) climate zone, with a subpolar oceanic climate (Cfc) at the summit. Prevailing westerly winds blow moist air from the Tasman Sea onto the mountains, where the air is forced upward by the mountains (orographic lift), causing moisture to drop in the form of rain or snow. This climate supports the Welchman, Bannie, and Poet glaciers on the slopes of the peak. The months of December through February offer the most favourable weather for viewing or climbing this peak.

See also

• List of mountains of New Zealand by height

References

1. Mount Burns, Canterbury, NZTopoMap, Retrieved 1 January 2025.
2. ^ "Mount Burns, New Zealand". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
3. ^ Mount Burns, New Zealand Gazetteer, Retrieved 1 January 2025.
4. ^ Mt Burns, New Zealand Alpine Club, Climbnz.org, Retrieved 1 January 2025.
5. Poet Glacier, New Zealand Gazetteer, Retrieved 1 January 2025.
6. Christchurch Climate (New Zealand), climate-data.org, Retrieved 1 January 2025.
7. The Best Time to Visit the South Island, nzpocketguide.com, Retrieved 1 January 2025.

External links

• Mount Burns and Welchman Glacier: Flickr (photo)
• Weather: Mount Burns
• Mount Burns: New Zealand Alpine Club

v t e Places adjacent to Mount Burns (New Zealand)
The Gladiator McKerrow Glacier Mount Isabel Poet Glacier Mount Burns Mueller Glacier Mount Sealy Landsborough River Mount Spence Welchman Glacier

• Mountains
• Geography
• Geology
• New Zealand

• Southern Alps
• Mountains of the Canterbury Region
• Mountains of the West Coast Region
• Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park