Mount Aspiring / Tititea | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,033 m (9,951 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 2,475 m (8,120 ft) |
Parent peak | Aoraki / Mount Cook |
Isolation | 130.8 km (81.3 mi) to Mount Sefton |
Listing | Ultra 9th highest in New Zealand |
Coordinates | 44°23′S 168°43′E / 44.383°S 168.717°E |
Naming | |
Native name | Tititea (Māori) |
English translation | clear or shining peak |
Geography | |
Country | New Zealand |
Region | West Coast |
District | Westland |
Protected area | Mount Aspiring National Park |
Parent range | Southern Alps |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1909 |
Mount Aspiring / Tititea[2] is New Zealand's 23rd-highest mountain. The peak's altitude of 3,033 metres (9,951 ft) makes it the country's highest outside the Aoraki / Mount Cook region.