Mount Malcolm
- 3,281 ft
- summit
- Dec–Mar
- best months
Mount Malcolm is a mountain in Otago, New Zealand, with its summit at about 3,280 ft (1,000 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 Bannockburn, about 8.8 miles northwest of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Mount Mason, Mount Gilray and Mount Colin. For camping, Rum Currie's Hut and Kawarau Bridge Freedom Camping Area are within about 6 miles. Administratively, it is in Queenstown Lakes District. These details come from Wikidata. In a typical January, the warmest month, highs reach about 62°F (16°C) and lows about 46°F (8°C); in July, the coldest, highs are about 32°F (0°C) and lows about 23°F (-5°C). Precipitation falls on about 12 days in October, the wettest month, and about 8 days in February, 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.
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.
- Summit elevation
- 3,281 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Mount Malcolm. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Mount Malcolm
How tall is Mount Malcolm?
3,281 ft (1,000 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Mount Malcolm?
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.
Slope HillSummit · ~19 min drivePhoto: Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount CardronaSummit · ~21 min drivePhoto: André Richard Chalmers, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Mount MasonSummit · ~3 min drive
- Mount GilraySummit · ~4 min drive
- Mount ColinSummit · ~5 min drive
- Rock PeakSummit · ~5 min drive
- Mount AllenSummit · ~5 min drive
- Mount HockenSummit · ~6 min drive
- Mount RosaSummit · ~6 min drive
- Mount DifficultySummit · ~7 min drive
Also worth it near here
Kawarau Bridge Freedom Camping AreaCamping · ~9 min drivePhoto: Graeme Churchard, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Miners HutHut camping · ~12 min drive
Bannockburn Loop TrackHiking · ~13 min drivePhoto: AnnWoolliams, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- #Skyline (Upper Hanging Valley)Cross-country skiing · ~17 min drive
- Tucker BeachBeach · ~23 min drive
Best time to visit Mount Malcolm
Best months: December–March. 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° / 46°
10 wet
Feb
61° / 46°
8 wet
Mar
57° / 42°
9 wet
Apr
50° / 37°
9 wet
May
42° / 31°
11 wet
Jun
34° / 25°
9 wet
Jul
32° / 23°
9 wet
Aug
36° / 26°
9 wet
Sep
42° / 29°
10 wet
Oct
48° / 33°
12 wet
Nov
54° / 38°
10 wet
Dec
58° / 43°
11 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 2,904 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).
Map and trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors