Mount Whitcombe lies in the Southern Alps of the South Island. It is one of three mountains (along with Malcolm Peak and Mount Evans) which lie at the headwaters of the Rakaia, Wanganui, and Whitcombe Rivers.[1] On the eastern side, the Ramsay Glacier feeds into the Rakaia River, and lies under the 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) Ramsay Face. The peak of Mount Whitcombe forms part of the boundary between the Canterbury and West Coast Regions.
Eponymyedit
Mount Whitcome was named after John Henry Whitcombe who was a surveyor for the Canterbury Provincial Council in 1862. Whitcombe, along with Jacob Lauper a Swiss Guide, were tasked with investigating a pass at the Rakaia headwaters 4.6 kilometres (2.9 mi) east of the mountain. During this expedition, in which the pair were ill-prepared, Whitcombe was swept into the Taramakau River and drowned. This tragic event resulted in Julius von Haast naming the pass the pair travelled, along with the mountain, Mount Whitcombe.[2]
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