Mount Michael
- 3,816 ft
- summit
- Dec–Mar
- best months
Mount Michael is a mountain in Otago, New Zealand, with its summit at about 3,820 ft (1,163 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 Cromwell, about 4.0 miles northwest of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Double Rock. For camping, Jackson Orchard and Bannockburn Domain Camping are within about 6 miles. In a typical January, the warmest month, highs reach about 59°F (15°C) and lows about 43°F (6°C); in July, the coldest, highs are about 31°F (-1°C) and lows about 22°F (-6°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
- 3,816 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Mount Michael. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Mount Michael
How tall is Mount Michael?
3,816 ft (1,163 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Mount Michael?
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.
Mount PisaSummit · ~16 min drivePhoto: Olivier Lemoine (https://Photo-Terroir.fr), CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Double RockSummit · ~4 min drive
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- Mount DottrelSummit · ~9 min drive
- Mount MalcolmSummit · ~11 min drive
- Mount OhoSummit · ~11 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Cardrona - Cromwell Pack TrackMountain biking · ~4 min drive
- Deep Creek HutHut camping · ~5 min drive
Bannockburn Loop TrackHiking · ~9 min drivePhoto: AnnWoolliams, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Gorge TrailCross-country skiing · ~13 min drive
Kawarau Bridge Freedom Camping AreaCamping · ~19 min drivePhoto: Graeme Churchard, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Mount Michael
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
59° / 43°
10 wet
Feb
59° / 43°
8 wet
Mar
55° / 39°
9 wet
Apr
49° / 35°
9 wet
May
41° / 30°
11 wet
Jun
34° / 24°
9 wet
Jul
31° / 22°
9 wet
Aug
35° / 24°
9 wet
Sep
41° / 28°
10 wet
Oct
47° / 31°
12 wet
Nov
52° / 36°
10 wet
Dec
56° / 40°
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 3,481 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
