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Aoraki / Mount Cook [a] is the highest mountain in New Zealand.Its height, as of 2014, 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.
Mount Cook Aerodrome is a small airfield located 5 km (3.1 mi) southeast of Mount Cook Village within the national park. Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park is a popular tourist destination. There are numerous walking tracks, the most popular being the Hooker Valley Track, a relatively short track that takes around three hours to complete.
Aoraki/Mount Cook: Southern Alps New ... / HP Southeast Europe, ... Lists and/or maps covering all peaks in the world with 1500 m+ prominence. Compiled by Aaron Maizlish.
Mount Cook Village caters to a steady flow of around 250,000 visitors per year [4] with a wide range of facilities and accommodation. An international style hotel, " The Hermitage ", [ 9 ] the name of which dates back to the original hotel built in 1884, is the only prominent larger building in the village and a popular location, especially for ...
Topography of Europe. This article lists the highest natural elevation of each sovereign state on the continent of Europe defined physiographically. Not all points in this list are mountains or hills, some are simply elevations that are not distinguishable as geographical features.
Mount Burns is located on the crest or Main Divide of the Southern Alps and is situated on the boundary shared by the Canterbury and West Coast Regions of the South Island. [3] This peak is situated nine kilometres (5.6 mi) west of Mount Cook Village and set on the southern boundary of Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park.
Mount Thomson is set on the crest or Main Divide of the Southern Alps and is situated on the boundary shared by the West Coast and Canterbury Regions of South Island.This peak is located six kilometres (3.7 mi) west-northwest of Mount Cook Village and set on the boundary shared by Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park and Westland Tai Poutini National Park.
The Mount Cook Range (Māori: Kirikirikatata; officially gazetted as Kirikirikatata / Mount Cook Range) is an offshoot range of the Southern Alps of New Zealand. The range forks from the Southern Alps at the Green Saddle [3] and descends towards Lake Pukaki, encompassing Aoraki / Mount Cook [4] and standing adjacent to the Tasman Glacier.