Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park is a national park located in the Canterbury Region in the central-west of the South Island of New Zealand. It was established in October 1953 and takes its name from
Hooker Valley within the park as seen from Hooker Valley Track, looking towards Kirikirikatata / Mount Cook Range
Many of the geographical features of the region were named by or for early explorers, such as the Sealy Tarns track being named after Edward Sealy.
Tasman Glacier terminal face
Shore of the frozen Hooker Lake in winter
Aoraki / Mount Cook
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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
Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park
…the central-west of the South Island of New Zealand. It was established in October 1953 and takes its name from the highest mountain in New Zealand, Aoraki / Mount Cook. The area of the park is 707 km2 (273 mi2), and it shares a border with Westland Tai Poutini National Park along the Main Divide of the Southern Alps…
Aoraki / Mount Cook seen from Hooker Valley
Aoraki / Mount Cook from above Franz Joseph Glacier
Aoraki / Mount Cook seen from the south, taken from 4,000 metres (13,123 ft)
Aoraki / Mount Cook as seen from the end of the Hooker Valley Track, with the Hooker Glacier's moraine lake in the foreground.