Mount Cook Range
| Mount Cook Range | |
|---|---|
Mount Cook Range | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Aoraki / Mount Cook |
| Elevation | 3,724 m (12,218 ft) |
| Coordinates | 43°35′42″S 170°08′31″E / 43.5951°S 170.1419°E |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | After Kirikirikatata, Aoraki's grandfather according to legend |
| Native name | Kirikirikatata (Māori) |
| Geography | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Range coordinates | 43°40′S 170°08′E / 43.667°S 170.133°E |
| Parent range | Southern Alps |
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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 and descends towards Lake Pukaki, encompassing Aoraki / Mount Cook and standing adjacent to the Tasman Glacier.
In 1889, the highest point of the range was 3,763 metres (12,346 feet), but this has since been reduced by avalanches and erosion.