Mount Aspiring
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| Mount Aspiring (Tititea) | |
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| Elevation | 3,033 metres (9,950 ft) |
| Location | South Island, New Zealand |
| Range | Southern Alps |
| Prominence | 2,475 m (8,120 ft) |
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| First ascent | 1909 |
Mount Aspiring is in the South Island of New Zealand and is the only mountain above 3000 metres outside the Mount Cook region.
It is set within the Mount Aspiring National Park and has a height of 3,033 metres. Māori named it Tititea, which translates as Glistening Peak. It is also often called 'the Matterhorn of the South,' for its pyramidal peak when seen from the Dart River. It was first climbed in 1909 by Major Bernard Head.
Mt Aspiring sits slightly to the west of the main divide at the junction of three major glacial systems — the Bonar Glacier, which drains into the Waipara River, and the Volta and Therma Glaciers, which both drain into the Waitoto River. The Waipara is a tributary of the Arawhata River, and both the Arawhata and Waitoto Rivers flow out to the west coast in between Haast and Jackson Bay.
Usual access to the peak is via the West Matukituki Valley, which is reached by a 50-kilometre road from Wanaka to a trailhead at Raspberry Flat. From here a network of huts provide staging points for climbers. The first is Mt Aspiring Hut, which is 8 kilometres (or approximately two hours' walk) from the trailhead.
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