{{Short description|Mountain in Fiordland, New Zealand}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Mount Crosscut | image = Mount Crosscut in Fiordland National Park.jpg | image_caption = Southeast aspect | elevation_m = 2263 | elevation_ref =<ref name=topomap>[https://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap/nz14827/Mount-Crosscut/Southland ''Mount Crosscut, Southland''], NZTopoMap, Retrieved 20 December 2024.</ref><ref name=peakbagger>{{cite peakbagger|pid=61191|name=Mount Crosscut, New Zealand|access-date=20 December 2024}}</ref> | prominence_m = 363 | prominence_ref =<ref name=peakbagger/> | isolation_km = 3.1 | isolation_ref =<ref name=peakbagger/> | etymology = [[Crosscut saw]] | range = [[Darran Mountains]] | part_type = Protected&nbsp;area | part = [[Fiordland National Park]] | country = New Zealand | location = [[South Island]] | region = [[Southland Region|Southland]]<ref name=peakbagger/> | region_type = Region | map = New Zealand | map_caption = Location in New Zealand | label_position = bottom | coordinates = {{coord|44.765826|S|168.040652|E|type:mountain_region:NZ|display=inline,title|format=dms}} | coordinates_ref =<ref name=peakbagger/> | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 8 | mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Mount Crosscut | topo = NZMS260 D40<ref name=NZGB/><br />Topo50 ''CB09'' | age = 136 ± 1.9 [[Million years ago|Ma]] | rock = [[Gabbronorite]], [[diorite|dioritic]] [[orthogneiss]] | easiest_route = | first_ascent = 1936 }}

'''Mount Crosscut''' is a {{convert|2263|metre|ft|adj=mid|-elevation|abbr=off}} mountain in [[Fiordland]], New Zealand.

==Description== Mount Crosscut is part of the [[Darran Mountains]] and is situated in the [[Southland Region]] of [[South Island]]. It is set within [[Fiordland National Park]] which is part of the [[Te Wahipounamu]] [[United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization|UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]].<ref name=peakbagger/> Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the [[Hollyford River]]. [[Topographic relief]] is significant as the summit rises {{convert|1570.|m|ft|abbr=off}} above [[Lake Marian]] in 2.5 kilometres and {{convert|1060.|m|ft|abbr=off}} above Cirque Creek in one kilometre. The nearest higher peak is [[Mount Christina]], three kilometres to the south-southeast.<ref name=peakbagger/> The mountain was named in 1924 by Dr. D. Jennings on account that the jagged peaks resemble the teeth of the [[crosscut saw]] that his party of students was using for clearing tracks.<ref name=NZGB>[https://gazetteer.linz.govt.nz/place/30909 ''Mount Crosscut''], New Zealand Gazetteer, Retrieved 20 December 2024.</ref> The [[first ascent]] of the summit was made in 1936 by T.N. Beckett, Gordon Speden, Hallum Smith, and E. Rich.<ref name=climbnz>[https://climbnz.org.nz/nz/si/darrans/darran-mountains/mt-crosscut ''Mt Crosscut''], New Zealand Alpine Club, Climbnz.org, Retrieved 20 December 2024.</ref>

==Climbing== Climbing routes on Mount Crosscut:<ref name=climbnz/>

* East Peak (2,263 m) ** Original Line – T.N. Beckett, Gordon Speden, Hallum Smith, E. Rich – (1936) ** South East Ridge – Bill Gordon, Ralph Miller, Bill Blee – (1955)

* Second Peak (2,252 m) ** Original Route – Bill Gordon, Jim McFarlane, Lloyd Warburton, Duncan Wilson – (1953)

* Middle Peak (2,250 m) ** Original Line – Bart Challis, Lindsay Stewart – (1934) ** ''Dislocation Arête'' – Athol Abrams, Chuck Schaap, Jon Waugh – (1968)

* West Peak (2,203 m) ** West Ridge – George Moir, Ken Roberts, Bob Sinclair – (1923) ** Lindsay Stewart Buttress – Lindsay Stewart, Don Stewart, Harold Jacobs – (1967) ** Cul de Sac – Geoff Gabites, Nigel Perry, Duncan Ritchie, Calum Hudson – (1982) ** ''The Wrongest Day'' – Tom Williams, Ian Brown – (2012)

* Crosscut Traverse (all four peaks) – Austin Brookes, Archie Simpson – (1963 or 1964)

==Climate== Based on the [[Köppen climate classification]], Mount Crosscut is located in a [[marine west coast]] climate zone.<ref>[https://en.climate-data.org/oceania/new-zealand/southland/te-anau-281135/ ''Te Anau Climate (New Zealand)''], climate-data.org, Retrieved 19 December 2024.</ref> 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 small unnamed glaciers on the 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 19 December 2024.</ref>

==See also== * [[List of mountains of New Zealand by height]] * [[Fiordland]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{commons category|Mount Crosscut}} * Mount Crosscut: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-6202095/New%20Zealand/Southland/Mount%20Crosscut weather] * Mount Crosscut: [https://climbnz.org.nz/nz/si/darrans/darran-mountains/mt-crosscut New Zealand Alpine Club]

{{Geographic Location 2 | Center = Mount Crosscut | North = [[Sabre Peak]] | Northeast = [[Mount Gunn (New Zealand)|Mount Gunn]] | East = Marian Creek | Southeast = [[Lake Marian]] | South = [[Mount Christina]] | Southwest = [[State Highway 94 (New Zealand)|Milford Road]] | WSW = [[Mount Belle]] | West = [[Homer Tunnel]] | Northwest = [[Mount Talbot (New Zealand)|Mount Talbot]] }} {{Fiordland}} {{Portal bar|Mountains|Geography|Geology|New Zealand}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Crosscut, Mount}} [[Category:Fiordland National Park]] [[Category:Mountains of Fiordland]]