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Mount Shrimpton

New Zealand · 1994 m

Reviewed routes

No reviewed route is included. Missing route information does not establish safe or legal access.

Access & planning

Notice

Check DOC alerts, current access, weather and avalanche advice before travel; ridge travel beyond the bush line is not presented as a formed summit route.

What to know

An official track is described to the bush line. Current access is not confirmed.

Carpark

just north of Wonderland Lodge on SH6, Makarora

Route Name

Mount Shrimpton Track

Formed Track Extent

bush line

Sources and scope

Official track description to bush line and general ridge context; no summit route, current opening or access permission inferred

Nature & wildlife

Area covered by this information

DOC-described nature walk and forest approach

What to know

Lower-route information only; summit occurrence is not established.

Vegetation

  • silver beech

  • matai

  • miro

  • kahikatea

  • rimu

Birdlife To Look For

  • kārearea/New Zealand falcon

  • kererū/wood pigeon

  • kea

Sources and scope

DOC-described nature walk and forest approach only; not exact-summit occurrence or encounter guarantee

Conservation

Notice

DOC locates the official track in Mount Aspiring National Park; exact summit-boundary status and access permission are not inferred.

What to know

Official track protected area context.

Sources and scope

Official track and route-area location only; not an exact summit-boundary assertion

Safety & conditions

Notice

Weather can change rapidly; hypothermia, whiteout and avalanche terrain are official hazards. The McKerrow Range is complex ATES terrain. Check current NZAA and weather before travel.

What to know

Official track and range planning hazards.

Sources and scope

Official track-level planning hazards; no current condition or forecast asserted

Range-level terrain classification and seasonal planning context for the Mount Shrimpton uplands; not a current danger rating