THE MOUNTAIN ATLAS

Mountains in New Zealand

96 mountains in the atlas · 3 profiles with route information.

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New Zealand at a glance

Compare three distinct outings: an exposed marked summit route, a hut approach with a separate rock scramble, and a glaciated mountaineering ascent. These profiles cover part of the South Island; North Island route research remains open.

3 profiles with routes · 3 planning source checks.

Mountain groups represented here

Groups can overlap through parent and subrange membership. Counts are catalogue coverage, not measures of suitability.

Mountains to explore

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Selected route types and evidence; coverage is incomplete
Mountain	Elevation	Location / group	Route and experience
Avalanche Peak	1,833 m	New Zealand Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana	Avalanche or Scotts: two marked approaches; DOC favours Scotts for an out-and-back trip. Compare sourced routes →DOC · Avalanche Peak tracks and routes
Mount Ollivier	1,933 m	New Zealand Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana	Separate the four-hour hut approach from the 30-minute summit scramble; return time is additional. Compare sourced routes →DOC · Mueller Hut Route and Mount Ollivier
Aoraki / Mount Cook	3,724 m	New Zealand Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana	Linda Glacier: sustained glacier mountaineering from Plateau Hut, distinct from marked walking routes. Compare sourced routes →Alpine Guides · Aoraki / Mount Cook

Elevation is a geographic comparison, not a technical grade. A shorter or lower mountain is not automatically an easier trip.

How this overview is compiled

The recorded summits span 30–3,724 m. This is the range of elevations in our catalogue, not the full relief of New Zealand.

This selection contrasts route types with individually checked sources. North Island routes and other South Island mountains remain outside this selection. They are starting points for exploration, not recommended ascents.

Climbing Chronicle Redaktion · atlas-based orientation. Elevations, locations and range memberships come from the linked mountain records. Coverage is incomplete; imported geography is not a field inspection. Planning evidence remains attributed and dated on each profile.

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Search names such as Cervino or Monte Bianco. Planning sources checked are dated source checks, not a complete route review. Elevation does not measure difficulty. Route filters use source-linked entries, including labelled historical listings. Choose a rating system before selecting an exact grade; systems are not converted.

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Sources and coverage · this is not a complete inventory

Range assignment coverage

26,859 source-linked assignments · 3,459 unassigned · 18 needing review

Source snapshot: 2026-10-05. Range membership uses explicit Wikidata relationships and recorded parent ranges. Additional assignments match summit coordinates inside published GMBA v2 standard mountain polygons, using the most specific eligible hierarchy node. Countries and coordinate boxes are not used to guess a range. These imported assignments have not been independently field-verified; missing evidence remains open.

Browse unassigned mountains → · Wikidata classification property ↗ · GMBA v2 dataset (CC BY 4.0) ↗ · Snethlage et al. (2022), methodology ↗

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Researched profile Climbing history, selected routes and linked planning sources.

Geographic record Imported elevation, location and sources; climbing details still to be researched.

This is a selected collection, not a complete inventory of mountains or routes. Geographic records have not been independently field-verified.