Mount Bealey

{{Short description|Mountain in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Mount Bealey

| photo = Mt Bealey, Arthur's Pass National Park, New Zealand.jpg

| photo_caption = North face

| elevation_m = 1836

| elevation_ref =[https://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap/nz32107/Mount-Bealey/Canterbury Mount Bealey, Canterbury], NZTopoMap, Retrieved 4 March 2025.{{cite peakbagger|pid=78771|name=Mount Bealey, New Zealand|access-date=4 March 2025}}

| prominence_m = 196

| prominence_ref =

| isolation_km = 2.67

| isolation_ref =

| parent_peak = Mount Rolleston

| etymology = Samuel Bealey

| range = Southern Alps

| part_type = Protected area | part = Arthur's Pass National Park

| country = New Zealand

| location = South Island

| region = Canterbury

| region_type = Region

| map = New Zealand

| map_caption = Location in New Zealand

| label_position = bottom

| coordinates = {{coord|42.966368|S|171.545036|E|type:mountain_region:NZ|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref =

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-zoom = 8

| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Mount Bealey

| topo = NZMS260 K33[https://gazetteer.linz.govt.nz/place/30742 Mount Bealey], New Zealand Gazetteer, Retrieved 4 March 2025.
Topo50 BV20 813 419

| age = Triassic[https://data.gns.cri.nz/geology/ Geological Map of New Zealand], GNS Science geological web map application, Retrieved 3 March 2025.

| rock = Rakaia Terrane

| easiest_route =

| first_ascent =

}}

Mount Bealey is an {{convert|1836|metre|ft|adj=mid|-elevation|abbr=off}} mountain in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand.

Description

Mount Bealey is located {{convert|3|km|mi|spell=in}} southwest of Arthur's Pass in Arthur's Pass National Park. It is set in the Southern Alps of the South Island. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains west to the Crow River, and east into the Bealey River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises {{convert|1130.|m|ft|abbr=off}} above the Waimakariri River Valley in three kilometres, and {{convert|1050.|m|ft|abbr=off}} above the Crow Valley in 2.5 kilometres. The nearest higher peak is Mount Stewart, 4.5 kilometres to the west.{{cite web|url=https://peakvisor.com/peak/mount-bealey.html|title=Mount Bealey, Peakvisor.com|access-date=4 March 2025}} The mountain's toponym honours Samuel Bealey (1821–1909), the third superintendent of the Canterbury Provincial Council.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Bealey is located in a marine west coast (Cfb) climate zone.[https://en.climate-data.org/oceania/new-zealand/canterbury/christchurch-4978/ Christchurch Climate (New Zealand)], climate-data.org, Retrieved 4 March 2025. Prevailing westerly winds blow moist air from the Tasman Sea onto the mountains, where the air is forced upwards by the mountains (orographic lift), causing moisture to drop in the form of rain or snow. The months of December through February offer the most favourable weather for viewing or climbing this peak.[https://nzpocketguide.com/the-best-time-to-visit-the-south-island/ The Best Time to Visit the South Island], nzpocketguide.com, Retrieved 4 March 2025.

{{Weather box|width=auto

|metric first=y

|single line=y

|collapsed = Y

|location = Arthurs Pass Village (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1978–present)

| Jan record high C = 32.1

| Feb record high C = 29.5

| Mar record high C = 26.4

| Apr record high C = 22.5

| May record high C = 17.6

| Jun record high C = 14.0

| Jul record high C = 12.8

| Aug record high C = 14.3

| Sep record high C = 20.0

| Oct record high C = 22.5

| Nov record high C = 26.2

| Dec record high C = 27.6

| year record high C = 32.1

| Jan avg record high C = 25.6

| Feb avg record high C = 25.4

| Mar avg record high C = 22.4

| Apr avg record high C = 17.8

| May avg record high C = 14.4

| Jun avg record high C = 11.1

| Jul avg record high C = 9.9

| Aug avg record high C = 12.0

| Sep avg record high C = 14.9

| Oct avg record high C = 18.0

| Nov avg record high C = 20.7

| Dec avg record high C = 23.4

| year avg record high C = 27.2

| Jan high C = 18.3

| Feb high C = 18.6

| Mar high C = 16.1

| Apr high C = 12.7

| May high C = 9.7

| Jun high C = 6.7

| Jul high C = 6.0

| Aug high C = 7.6

| Sep high C = 9.8

| Oct high C = 11.7

| Nov high C = 13.9

| Dec high C = 16.5

| year high C =

| Jan mean C = 13.3

| Feb mean C = 13.4

| Mar mean C = 11.2

| Apr mean C = 8.3

| May mean C = 5.8

| Jun mean C = 3.0

| Jul mean C = 2.2

| Aug mean C = 3.5

| Sep mean C = 5.5

| Oct mean C = 7.3

| Nov mean C = 9.3

| Dec mean C = 11.8

| year mean C =

| Jan low C = 8.3

| Feb low C = 8.2

| Mar low C = 6.3

| Apr low C = 4.0

| May low C = 1.9

| Jun low C = -0.6

| Jul low C = -1.6

| Aug low C = -0.7

| Sep low C = 1.3

| Oct low C = 3.0

| Nov low C = 4.7

| Dec low C = 7.2

| year low C =

| Jan avg record low C = 2.5

| Feb avg record low C = 2.3

| Mar avg record low C = -0.4

| Apr avg record low C = -2.2

| May avg record low C = -3.9

| Jun avg record low C = -6.7

| Jul avg record low C = -7.5

| Aug avg record low C = -6.2

| Sep avg record low C = -4.5

| Oct avg record low C = -2.7

| Nov avg record low C = -1.4

| Dec avg record low C = 1.3

| year avg record low C = -8.3

|Jan record low C = -1.0

|Feb record low C = -1.5

|Mar record low C = -8.5

|Apr record low C = -7.8

|May record low C = -7.5

|Jun record low C = -11.5

|Jul record low C = -12.5

|Aug record low C = -11.0

|Sep record low C = -8.2

|Oct record low C = -6.1

|Nov record low C = -5.0

|Dec record low C = -1.4

|year record low C = -12.5

|rain colour = green

|Jan rain mm = 413.5

|Feb rain mm = 272.6

|Mar rain mm = 321.2

|Apr rain mm = 370.3

|May rain mm = 395.0

|Jun rain mm = 378.1

|Jul rain mm = 328.4

|Aug rain mm = 353.0

|Sep rain mm = 452.5

|Oct rain mm = 489.4

|Nov rain mm = 438.6

|Dec rain mm = 447.7

|year rain mm =

| Jan humidity = 77

| Feb humidity = 78

| Mar humidity = 82

| Apr humidity = 86

| May humidity = 88

| Jun humidity = 90

| Jul humidity = 88

| Aug humidity = 87

| Sep humidity = 84

| Oct humidity = 81

| Nov humidity = 78

| Dec humidity = 78

|source 1 = NIWA {{cite web

|url = https://cliflo.niwa.co.nz/

|title = CliFlo -The National Climate Database (Agent numbers: 4513. 25821, 41489)

|publisher = NIWA

|access-date = 31 Jul 2024}}

|source 2 = "Arthur's Pass – Weather Database"{{cite web |url = https://www.arthurspass.com/index.php?page=212 |title = Arthur's Pass – Weather Database|publisher = Graeme Kates|access-date = 5 June 2021}}}}

Climbing

Climbing routes:[https://climbnz.org.nz/nz/si/arthurs-pass/mt-bealey Mt Bealey], New Zealand Alpine Club, Climbnz.org, Retrieved 4 March 2025.

Via Mount Bealey Track
Via Rough Creek

References

External links

{{stack|{{commons category|Mount Bealey}}}}

Mount Bealey: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-6216084/New%20Zealand/Canterbury/Selwyn%20District/Mount%20Bealey weather]
Mount Bealey: [https://climbnz.org.nz/nz/si/arthurs-pass/mt-bealey New Zealand Alpine Club]

{{Geographic Location 2

| Center = Mount Bealey

| North = Avalanche Peak

| Northeast = Arthur's Pass

| East = Bealey River

| ESE = Dome

| Southeast = Waimakariri River Valley

| South = Waimakariri River

| Southwest = Crow River

| West = Mount Stewart

| Northwest = Mount Guinevere

}}