Mount Tasman facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mount Tasman
Highest point
Elevation	3,497 m (11,473 ft)
Prominence	519 m (1,703 ft)
Listing	New Zealand #2
Naming
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Geography
Mount Tasman Location in New Zealand
Parent range	Southern Alps
Climbing
First ascent	February 1895 by Edward Fitzgerald, Matthias Zurbriggen und Jack Clarke
Easiest route	glacier/snow/ice climb

Mount Tasman (Horokoau in Māori) is New Zealand's second highest mountain, rising to a height of 3,497 metres (11,473 ft). It is located in the Southern Alps of the South Island, four kilometres to the north of its larger neighbour, Aoraki / Mount Cook. Unlike Aoraki / Mount Cook, Mount Tasman sits on the South Island's Main Divide, on the border between Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park and Westland Tai Poutini National Park. It is the highest point in Westland District.

The first ascent of Mount Tasman was in 1895 by Edward FitzGerald and his guide Matthias Zurbriggen.

The Māori name (horo: to swallow; koau: shag or Phalacrocorax varius) is believed to refer to the swelling in the neck of a shag when it is swallowing a fish.

Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park

Mount Tasman is located in Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park in the Canterbury region, which was established in 1953 and along with Westland Tai Poutini National Park, Mount Aspiring National Park and Fiordland National Park forms one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Images for kids

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  Mt Tasman north shoulder view south to summit, 21 March 1983

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  Mt Tasman peak looking SW from Mt Haidinger summit, 19 March 1983

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  Mt Haast, Mt Lendenfeld, Mt Tasman and Torres Peak NZ helicopter view from NW, Nov 28 2008

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  Mt Tasman helicopter view from SE above Grand Plateau, Nov 28 2008

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  Mt Tasman viewed from north at helicopter landing on Fox nevé, Nov 28 2008

See also

In Spanish: Monte Tasman para niños