{{Short description|Mountain in New Zealand}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=December 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Mount Chudleigh | image = Mount Chudleigh.jpg | image_caption = Northwest aspect, centred | elevation_m = 2966 | elevation_ref =<ref name=topomap>[https://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap/nz26362/Mount-Chudleigh/Canterbury ''Mount Chudleigh, Canterbury''], NZTopoMap, Retrieved 21 December 2024.</ref><ref name=peakbagger>{{cite peakbagger|pid=33638|name=Mount Chudleigh, New Zealand|access-date=21 December 2024}}</ref> | prominence_m = 483 | prominence_ref =<ref name=peakbagger/> | isolation_km = 3.19 | isolation_ref =<ref name=peakbagger/> | parent_peak = Malte Brun<ref name=peakvisor>{{cite web|url=https://peakvisor.com/peak/mount-chudleigh.html|title=Mount Chudleigh, Peakvisor.com|access-date=21 December 2024}}</ref> | listing = New Zealand #11 | etymology = Edward R. Chudleigh | native_name = | range = Southern Alps<br />Malte Brun Range<ref name=climbnz/> | part_type = Protected&nbsp;area | part = Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park | country = New Zealand | location = South Island | region = Canterbury | region_type = Region | map = New Zealand | map_caption = Location in New Zealand | label_position = bottom | coordinates = {{coord|43|35|15|S|170|16|42|E|type:mountain_region:NZ|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref =<ref name=peakbagger/> | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 8 | mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Mount Chudleigh | topo = NZMS260 ''I36''<ref name=NZGB/><br />Topo50 ''BX16''<ref name=climbnz/> | age = | rock = | easiest_route = Northwest Ridge | first_ascent = January 1911 }}

'''Mount Chudleigh''' is a {{convert|2966|metre|ft|adj=mid|-elevation|abbr=off}} mountain in New Zealand.

==Description== Mount Chudleigh is set in the Malte Brun Range of the Southern Alps and is situated in the Canterbury Region of South Island.<ref name=climbnz/> This remote peak is located {{convert|11|km|mi}} east of Aoraki / Mount Cook in Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Tasman River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises {{convert|1966|m|ft|abbr=off}} above the Murchison River in 3.4&nbsp;kilometres and over {{convert|1866|m|ft|abbr=off}} above the Tasman Glacier in 3.7&nbsp;kilometres. The nearest higher peak is Malte Brun, three kilometres to the northeast.<ref name=peakbagger/> The first ascent of Chudleigh was made in 1911 by Hugh Chambers, Freda Du Faur, and Jim Murphy.<ref name=climbnz/> The mountain's toponym was applied by mountaineers Arthur Paul Harper and Guy Mannering after Edward Chudleigh (1841–1920), a sheep farmer in the Rangitata District.<ref name=NZGB>[https://gazetteer.linz.govt.nz/place/30871 ''Mount Chudleigh''], New Zealand Gazetteer, Retrieved 21 December 2024.</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Edward R. Chudleigh |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TAN19200107.2.17 |access-date=25 December 2024 |work=Te Aroha News |volume=XXXVII |issue=5872 |date=7 January 1920 |page=3}}</ref>

==Climbing== Climbing routes on Mount Chudleigh:<ref name=climbnz>[https://climbnz.org.nz/nz/si/aoraki/malte-brun-range/mt-chudleigh ''Mt Chudleigh''], New Zealand Alpine Club, Climbnz.org, Retrieved 21 December 2024.</ref>

* North West Ridge – Hugh Chambers, Freda Du Faur, Jim Murphy – (1911) * North Face (descent) – Mike Andrews, Donald Cargo – (1973) * North Face – S. Hancock, T. Murray – (1988)

==Climate== Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Chudleigh is located in a marine west coast (Cfb) climate zone, with a subpolar oceanic climate (Cfc) at the summit.<ref>[https://en.climate-data.org/oceania/new-zealand/canterbury/christchurch-4978/ ''Christchurch Climate (New Zealand)''], climate-data.org, Retrieved 21 December 2024.</ref> 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 Barkley, Onslow, Lecky, Reay, Walpole, and Langdale glaciers on the peak's slopes. The months of December through February offer the most favourable weather for viewing or climbing this peak.<ref>[https://nzpocketguide.com/the-best-time-to-visit-the-south-island/ ''The Best Time to Visit the South Island''], nzpocketguide.com, Retrieved 21 December 2024.</ref>

==Gallery== <div style="max-width: 460px;"> <gallery mode=slideshow> File:Malte Brun Range south.jpg|South aspect of Malte Brun Range. L→Rː Chudleigh, Aiguilles Rouges, Malte Brun, Hamilton, Haeckel Peak. File:Mount Chudleigh of Southern Alps.jpg|West aspect of Mount Chudleigh centred </gallery> </div>

==See also== * List of mountains of New Zealand by height

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * Weather: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-6211143/New%20Zealand/Canterbury/Mackenzie%20District/Mount%20Chudleigh Mount Chudleigh] * Mount Chudleigh: [https://climbnz.org.nz/nz/si/aoraki/malte-brun-range/mt-chudleigh New Zealand Alpine Club] * Edward Reginald Chudleigh (photo): [https://natlib.govt.nz/records/23054313?search%5Bi%5D%5Bname_authority_id%5D=-90001&search%5Bpath%5D=items natlib.govt.nz]

{{Geographic Location 2 | Center = Mount Chudleigh | North = Barkley Glacier | Northeast = Aiguilles Rouges | East = Onslow Glacier | Southeast = Lecky Glacier | South = Reay Glacier | Southwest = Mount Johnson | West = Walpole Glacier | Northwest = Tasman Glacier }} {{Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park}} {{Portal bar|Mountains|Geography|Geology|New Zealand}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chudleigh, Mount}} Category:Southern Alps Category:Mountains of the Canterbury Region Category:Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park