Mount Cook National ParkMount Cook National Park is known for its exquisite alpine
beauty and is home to the highest mountain in New Zealand, Mount
Cook. Its Maori name, 'Aoraki' means 'cloud piercer' and at 12,016
feet (3,755m) it towers above the surrounding snow-covered peaks in
the park. A third of the park is covered in permanent ice and snow
and the mighty Tasman Glacier is the longest glacier outside of the
polar regions. Glacial melt gives the lakes their beautiful milky,
turquoise colour and there are many walks in the area to take in
the dramatic beauty. Mount Cook has always been the focus of
climbing and mountaineering, most notably the expeditions of Sir
Edmund Hillary, who went on to be the first man to reach the summit
of the world's highest mountain, Mount Everest.
Website: www.mtcook.org.nz
Email: laketekapo@mtcook.org.nz
Telephone: Aoraki/Mount Co
Transportation: The Cook Connection offers daily return options to Mount
Cook from a variety of different locations between September and
May. There are other tour operators working within the park and its
surrounds. |
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