Mount Richardson is in northern Fiordland, in the Southland District of New Zealand,[1] in the southwestern part of the country.

[2] The terrain around Mount Richardson is hilly to the northwest, and mountainous to the southeast.

The highest point in the area is Te Hau, 1,703 metres above sea level, 7.9 km south of Mount Richardson.

[3] Less than two people per square kilometre live around Mount Richardson.

[5] The hill is named after John Richardson, who was the third Superintendent of Otago Province.