Malte Brun is the highest peak in the Malte Brun Range, which lies between the Tasman and Murchison Glaciers within New Zealand's Southern Alps.

[7] It was named by Julius von Haast after the French geographer Victor Adolphe Malte-Brun.

[8] Malte Brun was first ascended by Tom Fyfe (solo climb) in March 1894 via the North Face.

[9] Today, many climbing routes lie on the mountain, all of which require technical experience and equipment.

Some of the major climbing routes on Malte Brun include:[10] Two huts servicing climbers used to exist on the lower slopes, The Beetham hut in the Beetham Valley, and the Malte Brun Hut on moraine terraces above the Tasman Glacier.