Aoraki / Mount Cook
3,724 m12,218 ft
Mountain · Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana · New Zealand
Aoraki / Mount Cook is the highest mountain in New Zealand. Its height, as of 2014, is listed as 3,724 metres. It is situated in the Southern Alps, the mountain range that runs the length of the South Island. A popular tourist destination, it is also a favourite challenge for mountaineers.
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The highest point of New Zealand and Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana
At the summit · forecast for 6:00 PM
-14 °CHeavy snow · wind 15 km/h from the NW
See it in 3DWeather at the summit of Aoraki / Mount Cook, 3,724 m
- 6:00 PM-14 °CNW 15 km/h6.6 mm
- 9:00 PM-14 °CNW 19 km/h14.7 mm
- 12:00 AM-12 °CNW 19 km/h16.5 mm
- 3:00 AM-12 °CNW 14 km/h10.2 mm
- 6:00 AM-14 °CNW 12 km/h0.3 mm
- 9:00 AM-16 °CNW 12 km/h1.4 mm
- 12:00 PM-16 °CW 13 km/h2.5 mm
- 3:00 PM-16 °CW 12 km/h2.4 mm
| Day | Sky | High / low | Rain | Wind up to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 29 | Snow | -12 °C / -19 °C | 34 mm | 19 km/h |
| Fri, Oct 30 | Snow | -12 °C / -19 °C | 6.9 mm | 14 km/h |
| Sat, Oct 31 | Clear | -12 °C / -23 °C | – | 6 km/h |
| Sun, Nov 1 | Snow | -11 °C / -15 °C | 14.5 mm | 14 km/h |
| Mon, Nov 2 | Heavy snow | -9 °C / -11 °C | 158.1 mm | 17 km/h |
| Tue, Nov 3 | Heavy snow | -8 °C / -9 °C | 64.6 mm | 6 km/h |
| Wed, Nov 4 | Heavy snow | -8 °C / -8 °C | 62.6 mm | 9 km/h |
Forecast by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), updated 08:17 AM GMT+13. Times are local.
Facts
- What it is
- Mountain
- Height above sea level
- 3,724 m (12,218 ft)
- Prominence
- 3,724 m (12,218 ft)
- Isolation
- 3,140 km to higher ground
- Range
- Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana
- Parent peak
- Mount Erebus
- Country
- New Zealand
- First ascent
- December 25, 1894
- Highest point of
- New Zealand and Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana
- Coordinates
- 43.595°S 170.142°E
- Source
- Wikidata, CC0
Aoraki / Mount Cook
Highest mountain in New Zealand
Aoraki / Mount Cook is the highest mountain in New Zealand. Its height, as of 2014, is listed as 3,724 metres. It is situated in the Southern Alps, the mountain range that runs the length of the South Island. A popular tourist destination, it is also a favourite challenge for mountaineers. Aoraki / Mount Cook consists of three summits: from south to north, the Low Peak, the Middle Peak and the High Peak.
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Peaks near Aoraki / Mount Cook
- Mount Dampier3,440 m · 0.7 km awayOn the map
- Mount Vancouver3,309 m · 1.1 km awayOn the map
- Mount Hicks / Saint Davids Dome3,198 m · 1.3 km awayOn the map
- Mount Teichelmann3,144 m · 2.4 km awayOn the map
- Magellan3,049 m · 2.7 km awayOn the map
- Silberhorn3,300 m · 2.9 km awayOn the map
- Nazomi2,925 m · 3 km awayOn the map
- Mount Tasman3,497 m · 3.4 km awayOn the map
- Torres Peak3,160 m · 3.9 km awayOn the map
- La Perouse3,078 m · 4.1 km awayOn the map
Parent peak
The nearest higher peak its prominence is measured to.
- Mount Erebus3,794 mOn the map
Peaks below Aoraki / Mount Cook
- Mount Tasman3,497 mOn the map
- Mount Aspiring / Tititea3,033 mOn the map
- Mitre Peak1,693 mOn the map
Highest in the Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana
- Aoraki / Mount Cook3,724 mOn the map
- Mount Tasman3,497 mOn the map
- Mount Sefton3,151 mOn the map
- Mount Elie De Beaumont3,109 mOn the map
- La Perouse3,078 mOn the map
- Douglas Peak3,077 mOn the map
- The Minarets3,040 mOn the map
- Mount Aspiring / Tititea3,033 mOn the map
- Mount Hamilton3,025 mOn the map
Highest mountains in New Zealand
- Aoraki / Mount Cook3,724 mOn the map
- Mount Tasman3,497 mOn the map
- Malte-Brun3,199 mOn the map
- Mount Sefton3,151 mOn the map
- Mount Elie De Beaumont3,109 mOn the map
- La Perouse3,078 mOn the map
- Douglas Peak3,077 mOn the map
- The Minarets3,040 mOn the map
- Mount Aspiring / Tititea3,033 mOn the map
- Mount Hamilton3,025 mOn the map
