Douglas Peak, Westland National Park

#5 among attractions in Westland National Park

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Douglas Peak is a 3,077 metres high mountain in the Southern Alps on the South Island of New Zealand. It is located few kilometres northeast of the second highest mountain of the country, the 3,497 metres high Mount Tasman. The mountain lies in between the Three-thousanders Mount Haidinger in the south and Glacier Peak northeast. To the west are tributary glaciers of the Fox Glacier, to the east tributaries of the Tasman Glacier. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 43°32'30"S, 170°12'9"E

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Douglas Peak – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

4.8 miSW
Towering mountain with trekking routes
Aoraki / Mount Cook, Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park
122 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.
4.8 miSW
Natural attraction, Protected area
Southern Alps, Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park
124 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.
1.7 miSW
Mountain
Mount Haast, Westland National Park
44 min walk • Mount Haast is a mountain summit located in the Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, in the Westland District of New Zealand. The mountain was named after the German-born geologist Julius von Haast by James Mackay.
4.3 miSW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Vancouver, Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park
109 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.
5.3 miE
Natural attraction, Mountain
Malte Brun Mountain, Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park
136 min walk • Malte Brun is the highest peak in the Malte Brun Range, which lies between the Tasman and Murchison Glaciers within New Zealand's Southern Alps.
3.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Tasman, Westland National Park
81 min walk • Mount Tasman is New Zealand's second highest mountain, rising to a height of 3,497 metres. It is located in the Southern Alps of the South Island, four kilometres to the north of its larger neighbour, Aoraki / Mount Cook.
4.9 miSW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Hicks, Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park
124 min walk • 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. The mountain was first ascended in 1906. The starting point for ascents is the Empress hut.
5.2 miS
Natural feature
Haupapa / Tasman Glacier, Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park
133 min walk • Haupapa / Tasman Glacier is the largest glacier in New Zealand, and one of several large glaciers which flow south and east towards the Mackenzie Basin from the Southern Alps in New Zealand's South Island.
1.9 miSW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Dixon Peak, Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park
48 min walk • Dixon Peak, previously known as Mount Dixon, is the 23rd highest peak in New Zealand, rising to a height of 3,004 metres. It is located in the Southern Alps of the South Island in the Mackenzie District, within Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park, and only a short distance from its more illustrious neighbour Aoraki / Mount Cook.
2.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Lendenfeld Peak, Westland National Park
53 min walk • Lendenfeld Peak, in the past also Mount Lendenfeld, is the eighth highest named summit in New Zealand and in Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park. The summit is named after the Austrian zoologist and mountaineer Robert J. Lendlmayer von Lendenfeld.
5.2 miS
Massive glacier with walks and boat trips
Tasman Glacier, Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park
133 min walk • Haupapa / Tasman Glacier is the largest glacier in New Zealand, and one of several large glaciers which flow south and east towards the Mackenzie Basin from the Southern Alps in New Zealand's South Island.