10 Highest Mountains In New Zealand

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New Zealand is a mountain paradise. This stunning destination is home to some of the world’s most incredible mountains. The highest mountains in New Zealand are all located in the Southern Alps of the South Island. If you’re a mountain enthusiast, New Zealand is the ultimate mountain destination. Go. Play. Explore. Enjoy. New Zealand rocks.

Aoraki/Mt Cook, New Zealand | Pixabay Image
Aoraki/Mt Cook, New Zealand | Pixabay Image

The following elevations for the highest mountains in New Zealand are based on data from the Alpine Club Of New Zealand in their publication Mountains Of New Zealand published in 2013. This invaluable resource ranks the 856 highest mountains in New Zealand. The list is somewhat arbitrary as a “mountain” only qualified if it passed two simple tests: first, that they reach an altitude of 1400 metres or more; and secondly, that they are at least 300 metres above the lowest saddle between them and the adjacent ‘mountain’.

Based on that data, the ten highest mountains were all located on the South Island in the regions of Canterbury and West Coast. All of the highest mountains were over 3000 meters in elevation. Now this list doesn’t account for some impressive peaks as those mountains do not meet the above mentioned criteria. But climbing these 10 highest mountains in New Zealand would be an impressive feat.

One resource that’s worth checking out is NZTopoMaps.com. This high quality mapping tool will help you plan your adventure to climb the highest mountains in New Zealand. A link to each mountain is provided below.

Here are the 10 highest mountains in New Zealand:

1. Aoraki/Mt. Cook – 3754 meters | 12316 feet

2. Mt. Tasman – 3497 meters | 11473 feet

3. Malte Brun – 3199 meters | 10495 feet

4. Mt Sefton – 3151 meters | 10338 feet

5. Mt Elie De Beaumont – 3109 meters | 10200 feet

6. La Perouse – 3079 meters | 10102 feet

7. Douglas Peak – 3077 meters | 10095 feet

8. Minarets SE* – 3040 meters | 9974 feet

9. Mt. Aspiring/Tititea – 3033 meters | 9951 feet

10. Mt. Hamilton – 3025 meters | 9925 feet

For more information on mountains in New Zealand, visit Wikipedia.org.

Here is a map of the 10 highest mountains in New Zealand:

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For more information on these mountains and others, please visit the Alpine Club of New Zealand and NZTopoMaps.com. Enjoy the mountains!