Mount Green (New Zealand)

Mount Green is set on the crest or Main Divide of the Southern Alps and is situated on the boundary shared by the West Coast and Canterbury Regions of South Island. This peak is located northeast of Aoraki / Mount Cook and set on the boundary shared by Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park and Westland Tai Poutini National Park. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains north to the Callery River and south to the Tasman River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises above the Tasman Glacier in one kilometre, and above the Edwards Glacier in 0.5 kilometre. The nearest higher peak is Mount Walter, one kilometre to the northeast. There is also a Mount Green in Canada with the same namesake. ==Climbing==

Climbing routes with the first ascents: • East Face – North East Ridge – Alex Graham, Peter Graham, Ebenezer Teichelmann, F.W. Vollmann – (1909) • West Ridge – D.A. Carty, L.J. Dumbleton, J.D. Willis, D.J. Stanton – (1938) • South Ridge – D. Dawe, Hamish MacInnes, Dick Irwin – (1956) • South East Buttress – Ian Cave, Mike Gill, John Nichols – (1960) • South East Face – Kevin Carroll, John Andrews – (1971) • The Pink Route – Phil Pitham, Mark Whetu – (1983) • East Face, Left Hand Trinity – Mike Smith, Tony Dignan – (1986) • ''Eaton's Run'' (West Face) – Greg Duley, Emil Hansen, Don French – (2021) • Chocolate Cake (West Face) – Adam Sanders, Justin Wimmer – Kevin Carroll, John Andrews – (2023) ==Climate==

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Green is located in a marine west coast (Cfb) climate zone, with a subpolar oceanic climate (Cfc) at the summit. 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 Edwards, Stevenson, and Tasman glaciers surrounding the peak. The months of December through February offer the most favourable weather for viewing or climbing this peak. ==See also==

File:Mount Elie de Beaumont south.jpg|Mount Green, Mount Walter, and Mount Elie de Beaumont.Aerial view from south. File:Mts. Green, Walter, Elie De Beaumont.jpg|Mount Green (large area of dark rock to left), Mount Walter (right), and Mount Elie De Beaumont (in back) ==References==