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Aoraki / Mount Cook
| Aoraki / Mount Cook | |
|---|---|
 Aoraki / Mount Cook seen from Hooker Valley | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,724 m (12,218 ft) |
| Prominence | 3,724 m (12,218 ft) Ranked 39th |
| Listing | Country high point Ultra |
| Coordinates | 43°35′42″S 170°8′31″E / 43.59500°S 170.14194°E[1] |
| Geography | |
.png)  Aoraki / Mount Cook Location in New Zealand | |
| Location | South Island, New Zealand |
| Parent range | Southern Alps |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1894 by Tom Fyfe, George Graham, Jack Clarke |
| Easiest route | Linda Glacier |
Aoraki / Mount Cook[a] is the highest mountain in New Zealand. Its height, as of 2014[update], is listed as 3,724 metres (12,218 feet).[2] It is situated in the Southern Alps, the mountain range that runs the length of the South Island. A popular tourist destination,[3] it is also a favourite challenge for mountain climbers. Aoraki / Mount Cook consists of three summits: from south to north, the Low Peak (3,593 m or 11,788 ft), the Middle Peak (3,717 m or 12,195 ft) and the High Peak. The summits lie slightly south and east of the main divide of the Southern Alps, with the Tasman Glacier to the east and the Hooker Glacier to the southwest.[1] Mount Cook is ranked 10th in the world by topographic isolation.[4]
- ^ a b "Aoraki / Mount Cook, Canterbury – NZ Topo Map". NZ Topo Map. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ "Aoraki/Mt Cook shrinks by 30m". Stuff.co.nz. 16 January 2014.
- ^ "Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park Management Plan 2004" (PDF). Department of Conservation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 June 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2007.
- ^ Kirmse, Andrew; de Ferranti, Jonathan (December 2017). "Calculating the prominence and isolation of every mountain in the world". Progress in Physical Geography: Earth and Environment. 41 (6): 788–802. doi:10.1177/0309133317738163. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
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