Mount Teichelmann
Mountain in the Southern Alps, New Zealand
Mount Teichelmann
Location of Mount Teichelmann in New Zealand
Mount Teichelmann (Rarangiroa)[2] is a mountain summit located in the Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, in the Westland District of New Zealand.[2] The mountain was named after the Austrian surgeon and mountaineer Ebenezer Teichelmann.
Description
Mount Teichelmann lies on the junction of the Balfour Range and the main range of Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, between the two highest peaks of the country, 3,724 m (12,218 ft) high Aoraki / Mount Cook and the 3,497 m (11,473 ft) high Mount Tasman.[2] Linda Glacier is found on the southeastern flanks of the peak.[2]
The peak is located at the border between Westland Tai Poutini National Park and Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park.
Geology
Mount Teichelmann is primarily formed by uplifted sandstone, siltstone and mudstone, which was deposited between 201 and 253 million years ago.[3]
References
- ^ "Mount Teichelmann, New Zealand". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Place name detail: Mount Teichelmann". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Geologische Karte Neuseelands". GNS Science – Te Pū Ao. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
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Westland Tai Poutini National Park, New Zealand
- Mount Dampier
- Douglas Peak
- Mount Elie de Beaumont
- Mount Haast
- Mount Hicks
- La Perouse
- Lendenfeld Peak
- The Minarets
- Mount Sefton
- Silberhorn
- Mount Tasman
- Mount Teichelmann
- Torres Peak
- Mount Vancouver
- Agassiz Glacier
- Douglas Glacier
- Fox Glacier
- Franz Josef Glacier
