Mount Difficulty
- 2,543 ft
- summit
- Jan–Mar, Nov
- best months
Mount Difficulty is a mountain in Otago, New Zealand, with its summit at about 2,540 ft (775 m) above sea level. No mapped trail reaches the top in OpenStreetMap, so plan the approach with local maps or a guide. The nearest town is Herbert, about 9.2 miles northwest of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Obelisk, Black Cap and Trig Island. In a typical January, the warmest month, highs reach about 62°F (17°C) and lows about 47°F (8°C); in July, the coldest, highs are about 41°F (5°C) and lows about 29°F (-2°C). Precipitation falls on about 13 days in December, the wettest month, and about 8 days in June, the driest. These typical figures for 1981–2010 come from the CHELSA 1 km climate model and CRU TS 4.09. The location and elevation come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Check local access rules and conditions before you go.
- Summit elevation
- 2,543 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Mount Difficulty. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Mount Difficulty
How tall is Mount Difficulty?
2,543 ft (775 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Mount Difficulty?
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide.
Kakanui PeakSummit · ~16 min drivePhoto: Ulrich Lange, Dunedin, New Zealand, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Rakis TableSummit · ~20 min drivePhoto: David Nind, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- ObeliskSummit · ~5 min drive
- Black CapSummit · ~5 min drive
- Trig IslandSummit · ~5 min drive
- Scout HillSummit · ~5 min drive
- Siberia HillSummit · ~8 min drive
- Mount StalkerSummit · ~9 min drive
- KauruSummit · ~10 min drive
- Devils ElbowSummit · ~10 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Mount HutHut camping · ~1 min drive
Kakanui CampingCamping · ~22 min drivePhoto: Janemthomsen, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Moeraki BeachBeach · ~29 min drivePhoto: itravelNZ® - the best smartphone travel app for New Zealand :-), CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Boulders Low Tide FreeHiking · ~29 min drivePhoto: itravelNZ® - the best smartphone travel app for New Zealand :-), CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Mount Difficulty
Best months: January–March and November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where there's no snowfall data), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
62° / 47°
10 wet
Feb
61° / 47°
9 wet
Mar
58° / 44°
11 wet
Apr
54° / 39°
9 wet
May
48° / 35°
9 wet
Jun
42° / 30°
8 wet
Jul
41° / 29°
10 wet
Aug
44° / 31°
9 wet
Sep
49° / 34°
9 wet
Oct
52° / 37°
11 wet
Nov
56° / 40°
10 wet
Dec
59° / 44°
13 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1981–2010. Modelled for the 1 km square this place sits in (average height 2,169 ft), not measured at a weather station. Snowfall days aren't in this data. Source: CHELSA 1 km climate model (1981–2010) and CRU TS 4.09 wet days. Data: CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al. 2017), WSL (CC0 1.0); CRU TS 4.09 (Harris et al. 2020), University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. (Open Government Licence v3.0).
Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
Map and trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors
