Mount Herbert from The Monument

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

  1. "Banks Peninsula tramping tracks". Department of Conservation. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  2. Hight, James; C.R. Straubel (1957). A History of Canterbury Volume I: to 1854. Christchurch: Whitcombe and Tombs Ltd. p. 121.
  3. "Ngai Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998".
  4. McRobie, Alan (1989). Electoral Atlas of New Zealand. Wellington: GP Books. pp. 36–41. ISBN 0-477-01384-8.
  5. "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 / -43.689590; 172.741960


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