Mount Dobson

Dobson Peak
Dobson Peak from base of Mt Dobson Ski Field
Highest point
Elevation	2,095 m (6,873 ft)
Coordinates	43°56′10″S 170°40′12″E / 43.936°S 170.670°E / -43.936; 170.670[1]
Naming
Nickname(s)	Mount Dobson, Mt Dobson
Defining authority	New Zealand Geographic Board
Geography
Country	New Zealand
Region	South Canterbury
Settlement	Fairlie
Range coordinates	43°27′32″S 170°36′07″E / 43.459°S 170.602°E / -43.459; 170.602[2]
Parent range	Two Thumb Range
Climbing
Access	State Highway 8

Mt Dobson Ski Field Area
Nearest major city	Christchurch
Coordinates	43°56′40″S 170°39′50″E / 43.94444°S 170.66389°E / -43.94444; 170.66389
Top elevation	2,018 m (6,621 ft)[3]: 5
Base elevation	1,725 m (5,659 ft)
Skiable area	350 ha (860 acres)
Trails	14
Lift system	4 Lifts
Snowmaking	Yes
Night skiing	No
Website	https://www.mtdobson.co.nz
5km 3miles T w o T h u m b R a n g e R i c h m o n d R a n g e Mount Burgess Mount Edward Mount Maude Dobson Peak Mount Ardmore Sugar Loaf Mount Misery Round Hill Mount Musgrave Neutral Hill Mount Gerald Mount Hope Beuzenberg Peak Mount Toby Captains Peak Mount Caton The Thumbs Tantalus Ajax Peak Myrmidon Achilles Peak Alma Exeter Graf Spee East Sentinel Mount Earle Mount Coates Mount D'Archiac    Location of Dobson Peak (red triangle) showing nearby peaks in the Two Thumb Range

Mount Dobson is the common name for Dobson Peak as a result of being used for the name of a ski resort near Fairlie in South Canterbury, South Island of New Zealand. There is an official Mount Dobson being 702 m (2,303 ft) high at the northern end of the South Island in Marlborough District between Blenheim and Picton,^[4] and an unofficial Mount Dobson in the Southern Alps at 2,265 m (7,431 ft) only a short distance due west.^[5] Accordingly confusion could arise.