Mount Hicks, Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park

Name: Mount Hicks
Address: Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand

#13 among attractions in Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park

Natural attraction, Mountain

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Mount Hicks, Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park

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Mount Hicks is a mountain in the Southern Alps in Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park on the South Island of New Zealand. The mountain is 3,216 metres high. It is above the Hooker Glacier, in the vicinity of Aoraki / Mount Cook. ()

Alternative names: First ascent: 1906Elevation: 10551 ftProminence: 184 ftCoordinates: 43°35'15"S, 170°7'44"E

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Mount Hicks – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Aoraki / Mount Cook, Southern Alps, Mount Vancouver, Mount Dampier.

0.8 miSE
Towering mountain with trekking routes
Aoraki / Mount Cook, Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park
22 min walk • Aoraki / Mount Cook is the highest mountain in New Zealand. Its height, as of 2014, is listed as 3,724 metres. It sits in the Southern Alps, the mountain range that runs the length of the South Island.
0.8 miSE
Natural attraction, Protected area
Southern Alps, Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park
21 min walk • The Southern Alps are a mountain range extending along much of the length of New Zealand's South Island, reaching its greatest elevations near the range's western side.
0.7 miE
Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Vancouver, Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park
18 min walk • Mount Vancouver is a peak in the Southern Alps. At 3,309 metres it is New Zealand's fourth highest named summit. It is an elevation on the ridge leading north from Aoraki / Mount Cook, between Mount Dampier and the Clarke Saddle.
~1890 ftNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Dampier, Westland National Park
10 min walk • Mount Dampier is New Zealand's third highest mountain, rising to 3,440 metres. It is located in the Southern Alps, between Mount Hicks and Aoraki / Mount Cook. It is often traversed by climbers en route to the North ridge of Mount Cook. Its Māori name literally means 'long sky'.

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Which popular attractions are close to Mount Hicks?

Nearby attractions include Mount Dampier, Westland National Park (10 min walk), Mount Vancouver, Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park (18 min walk), Southern Alps, Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park (21 min walk), Aoraki / Mount Cook, Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park (22 min walk).