Mount Herbert / Te Ahu Pātiki is, at 919 metres (3,015 ft), the highest peak on Banks Peninsula, New Zealand.[1] It is south of Lyttelton Harbour with the township of Diamond Harbour at its northern foot.
The peak is named after Sidney Herbert, a member of the Canterbury Association.[2] The official name of the peak was amended to become a dual name by the Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998.[3]
In the 1860s, the mountain gave its name to a general electorate for some years. In the 1865 electoral redistribution, the Mount Herbert electorate was formed; it was first used in the 1866 election. In the 1870 electoral redistribution, the electorate was abolished.[4]
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification, Mount Herbert is a dry subpolar oceanic climate, with slightly more precipitation in the winter than in the summer.
| Climate data for Mount Herbert
43.69°S 172.74°E, 889m | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean maximum °C (°F) | 25 (77) |
25 (77) |
22 (72) |
19 (66) |
15 (59) |
13 (55) |
11 (52) |
12 (54) |
15 (59) |
17 (63) |
20 (68) |
23 (73) |
25 (77) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17 (63) |
17 (63) |
15 (59) |
12 (54) |
9 (48) |
6 (43) |
5 (41) |
6 (43) |
9 (48) |
11 (52) |
13 (55) |
16 (61) |
11 (53) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 11 (52) |
11 (52) |
9 (48) |
6.5 (43.7) |
4 (39) |
1.5 (34.7) |
1 (34) |
1.5 (34.7) |
3 (37) |
5 (41) |
6.5 (43.7) |
9.5 (49.1) |
5.8 (42.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5 (41) |
5 (41) |
3 (37) |
1 (34) |
−1 (30) |
−3 (27) |
−3 (27) |
−3 (27) |
−3 (27) |
−1 (30) |
0 (32) |
3 (37) |
0 (33) |
| Mean minimum °C (°F) | −1 (30) |
−1 (30) |
−4 (25) |
−6 (21) |
−7 (19) |
−8 (18) |
−8 (18) |
−8 (18) |
−9 (16) |
−8 (18) |
−7 (19) |
−3 (27) |
−9 (16) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 33 (1.3) |
37 (1.5) |
39 (1.5) |
35 (1.4) |
53 (2.1) |
48 (1.9) |
56 (2.2) |
53 (2.1) |
39 (1.5) |
47 (1.9) |
43 (1.7) |
42 (1.7) |
525 (20.8) |
| Average precipitation days | 8.8 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 10.5 | 8.5 | 10.5 | 9.7 | 10.5 | 111.5 |
| Source: Meteoblue [5] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "Banks Peninsula tramping tracks". Department of Conservation. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ↑ Hight, James; C.R. Straubel (1957). A History of Canterbury Volume I: to 1854. Christchurch: Whitcombe and Tombs Ltd. p. 121.
- ↑ "Ngai Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998".
- ↑ McRobie, Alan (1989). Electoral Atlas of New Zealand. Wellington: GP Books. pp. 36–41. ISBN 0-477-01384-8.
- ↑ "Simulated historical climate & weather data for Mount Herbert Reserve". meteoblue. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
43°41′23″S 172°44′31″E / 43.689590°S 172.741960°E