Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand Most of New Zealand's tallest mountains are 200 mi/320 km southwest of Christchurch in the Southern Alps, including the country's highest, Mount Cook (12,345 ...

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The highest mountain in New Zealand Mount Cook, also known as Aoraki, is seen at Mount Cook National Park in the South Island, New Zealand, on August 05, 2020. Sanka Vidanagama/NurPhoto via Getty ...

World News 2 Americans, 1 Canadian go missing while climbing Mount Cook, New Zealand’s highest peak By Caitlin McCormack Published Dec. 3, 2024, 9:11 p.m. ET ...

Three climbers, two Americans and one Canadian, are missing on Aoraki/Mt. Cook, the highest peak in New Zealand. Authorities suspect they may have fallen.

New Zealand’s highest peak, Aoraki, centre, is seen in the Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, on Aug. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Mark Baker) ...

The group flew by helicopter last Saturday to camp on Mount Cook, or Aoraki, with plans to summit the 12,218-foot mountain. The three men did not show up for their return flight on Monday, Dec. 2 ...

3 Climbers Missing After Attempt to Scale New Zealand’s Tallest Mountain Two Americans and a Canadian were climbing Aoraki/Mount Cook before failing to show up to a prearranged flight on Monday.

A tourist takes a photo at a frozen lake at the foot of of New Zealand's highest peak, Aoraki, centre, in the Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, on Aug. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Mark Baker) 33,950 people ...

More than 240 people have died on Aoraki/Mount Cook and in the surrounding park in the last 120 years. Aoraki/Mount Cook is located on the west coast of New Zealand's Southern Island.