New Zealand's highest peak above Hooker Valley Track, Aoraki / Mount Cook NP, South Island.
The peak of Aoraki / Mount Cook (12,218 feet) rises majestically above the Hooker Valley Track, in Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park, Southern Alps, Canterbury region, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.