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The Southern Alps (Māori: Kā Tiritiri o te Moana; officially Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana) [1] are a mountain range extending along much of the length of New Zealand's South Island, reaching its greatest elevations near the range's western side. The name "Southern Alps" generally refers to the entire range, although separate names ...
Aoraki / Mount Cook, located in New Zealand's South Island, is the highest point in the country. The following are lists of mountains in New Zealand [a] ordered by height. . Names, heights, topographic prominence and isolation, and coordinates were extracted from the official Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) Topo50 topographic maps at the interactive topographic map of New Zealand
It is set in the Polar Range of the Southern Alps in the South Island. [3] Precipitation runoff from the mountain's west slope drains into the Edwards River, whereas the east slope drains to the Hawdon River via Sudden Valley Stream. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 850 metres (2,789 feet) above the Edwards Valley in 1.5 ...
Interactive map of Mount Oates: Location: South Island: Country: New Zealand: Region: Canterbury: Protected area: Arthur's Pass National Park: Parent range: Southern Alps: Topo map(s) Topo50 BV20 [2] NZMS260 K33 [3] Geology; Rock age: Triassic [4] Rock type: Rakaia Terrane [4] Climbing; First ascent: 1931
Southern Alps (9 C, 121 P) T. Tararua Range (13 P) W. ... Pages in category "Mountain ranges of New Zealand" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.
An annotated relief map. New Zealand is located in the South Pacific Ocean at , near the centre of the water hemisphere. [4] It is a long and narrow country, extending 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) along its north-north-east axis with a maximum width of 400 kilometres (250 mi). [5]
La Perouse was the scene of the most arduous rescue in New Zealand's climbing history in 1948, where Ruth Adams was injured and had to be carried on a stretcher over the summit and through deep gorges to the West Coast road. [4] She was a member in a climbing party including Harry Ayres, Edmund Hillary and Mick Sullivan. [5]
Browning Pass / Nōti Raureka is located on the main divide of the Southern Alps, roughly 18 km (11 mi) due west from the town of Arthur's Pass. The Canterbury side of the pass, to the south, follows the Wilberforce River valley south towards Lake Coleridge. From the valley floor, the route ascends roughly 300 metres (980 ft) in altitude to ...