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Mount Rolleston

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31: 111: 104: 223:. Mount Rolleston was first climbed in 1912 by climbers H. Thomson and J. Gilligan. Mount Rolleston can be climbed via several routes, including the Rome or Goldney Ridges, the latter of which allows access to 806: 321: 60: 816: 801: 685: 831: 826: 811: 188:
in 1864, who observed the peak while searching for a route through the Southern Alps to the West Coast gold fields. The name honours the then
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of the South Island. It is also popular with climbers, as it can be climbed in a day starting from
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The upper slopes of Mount Rolleston are the headwaters of several rivers, most notably the
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holds that honour), it is well known because it can be viewed from
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While not the highest mountain in the National Park (
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Elevation
Coordinates
42°54′51.55″S 171°31′2.78″E / 42.9143194°S 171.5174389°E / -42.9143194; 171.5174389
Mount Rolleston is located in West Coast
South Island
New Zealand
Parent range
Southern Alps
First ascent
Arthur's Pass National Park
South Island
New Zealand
Arthur Dudley Dobson
Superintendent
Canterbury Province
William Rolleston
Mount Murchison
State Highway 73
Arthur's Pass
West Coast
Arthur's Pass township
Otira
Waimakariri
Otira
"Arthur's Pass National Park"
Department of Conservation
"Arthur's Pass : Climbs from Arthur's Pass"
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